Priyanka Chopra Attends Brother Siddharth's Ring Ceremony to Actress Neelam Upadhyaya in Mumbai
The traditional Hindu ceremony, called a hastakshar, is a pre-wedding event where the bride and groom exchange rings and celebrate with their families
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From Left: Priyanka Chopra, Siddharth Chopra and Neelam UpadhyayaPriyanka Chopra is celebrating a happy occasion in her family!
The Citadel star's brother, Siddharth Chopra, held a ring ceremony with his partner, actress Neelam Upadhyaya, in Mumbai, India on Aug. 23. The Hindu pre-wedding tradition — known as a hastakshar, which translates to "signing" in Gujarati — is where the families of both the groom and the bride gather to witness the exchange of rings and share gifts and blessings.
On Monday, Aug. 26, Priyanka, 42, shared a post on Instagram featuring clips of the group seemingly posing for a photo together to mark the moment, and her brother, 35, and Upadhyaya, 30, proudly showing off their rings as they embraced. She also included a throwback photo of herself and Siddharth with their parents.
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From Left: Siddharth and Neelam Upadhyaya show off their ringsRelated: Nick Jonas Celebrates Priyanka Chopra’s 42nd Birthday with Sweet Post: ‘How Lucky Am I’
"And they did it," Priyanka declared in the post's caption. "With the blessings of their parents, friends and families, on our dad’s birthday. Their ????????? and ?? ceremony ?? ??."
Siddharth and Upadhyaya — a Mumbai-born actress who has appeared in several Tamil and Telugu films — shared two joint Instagram posts in honor of the occasion. The first post — which they captioned, "our little ????????? and ?? ceremony" — features a carousel of photos of the couple posing together, as well as snapshots of them inking their thumbprints into a registry book.
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From Left: Priyanka Chopra celebrates with Siddharth Chopra and Neelam UpadhyayaRelated: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas Hit the Dance Floor in Dazzling Looks at Lavish Ambani Wedding: Watch
The pair's second post is filled with more photo highlights from the ceremony, including several shots of Siddharth and Upadhyaya posing and celebrating with their loved ones. One photo captures Priyanka hugging her future sister-in-law in a sweet moment. Another shows Priyanka and Siddharth's mother, Madhu Chopra, looking emotional as she watched Upadhyaya do a reading during the ceremony.
Siddharth and Upadhyaya captioned the post, "To be surrounded by our families ??nothing comes close ??," and added the hashtags #everything, #alllove and #ourwholeworld.
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Also included in the carousel is a photo of framed portrait of Priyanka and Siddharth's father, Ashok Chopra, who died in 2013 at age 62, along with a snapshot of a cake decorated with icing that read, "We miss you," seemingly in tribute to him. As Priyanka noted in her own Instagram post, the ring ceremony took place on what would have been her father's 74th birthday.
Siddharth was previously engaged to Ishita Kumar in February 2019, but the pair called off their engagement in June of that same year, per The Times of India.
Priyanka, meanwhile, was recently in Mumbai for another similar occasion. She and her husband, Nick Jonas, attended the extravagant, multi-day nuptials of billionaire heir Anant Ambani and wife Radhika Merchant.
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From Left: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding on July 12, 2024The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!
For the couple's Hindu wedding ceremony on July 12, the Love Again star wore a yellow-orange lehenga set, consisting of a top, flared skirt and over-the-shoulder sash, embellished with crystals and intricate beading. Jonas wore a pale pink sherwani — a knee-hitting long-sleeve coat — with matching pink pants and shoes.
Ahead of the ceremony, Jonas, 31, posted an Instagram video of himself and Priyanka rocking out to “Barbie Girl" as they made their way to the event. “C’mon Barbie… #AnantandRadhika,” the musician captioned the clip.
In a video later shared by digital creator Viral Bhayani, the pair could be seen showing off their moves on the dance floor at Ambani and Merchant's reception.
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