Ever since Priyanka Chopra got married to Nick Jonas back in 2018, he has been regarded as the ‘National Jiju’ of India. ‘Jiju’ means brother-in-law in Hindi and mostly, people took to social media to address Nick as ‘Jiju’. However, when the Jonas Brothers recently performed at Lollapalooza in Mumbai, Nick Jonas was in for a treat.
In a video that’s gone viral, we see how Kevin Jonas introduces Nick Jonas as ‘Jiju’ on the mic and then the crowd erupts with chants of ‘Jiju Jiju’. It’s almost as though they were all one family. Here’s a look at the video:
During Nick Jonas' concert at Lollapalooza in Mumbai in 2024, Indian fans affectionately chanted "jiju, jiju." The fans began chanting "jiju, jiju" on the first day of the festival, and even Kevin Jonas, Nick's brother, introduced him as "jiju" to the audience, which led to… pic.twitter.com/re2tfSBkcv
— IndAI (@BakwasIndia) January 28, 2024
Several people online loved how Indians showered this kind of affection on Nick because this is just VERY cute. It reminded us of the time when the paparazzi in Mumbai addressed him as ‘Jija Ji’ during the opening of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre.
The fact that Nick Jonas is "Nick jiju" for entire India cracks me up.. everyone literally calls him that 💀
— @yushasays (@yushaSays) January 28, 2024
Nick Jonas is the National Jiju of India #LollapaloozaIndia
— Dr. Rohan Dasgupta (@DrRohanDasgupta) January 28, 2024
everyone chanting jiju to nick jonas is actually so cute
— ayati♡ (@shrekpannenkoek) January 28, 2024
not people screaming jiju jiju at nick jonas 😂
— m (@mansayyyyyyy) January 27, 2024
Nick Jonas is the Nation's Jiju. He's the part of the family 💝 https://t.co/Tk7Dl4HhUG
— Charlie (@here_for_got7) January 28, 2024
This video left Priyanka Chopra emotional as she took to Instagram Stories to thank the people in Mumbai. Have a look:
Such moments make us realize how warm and welcoming our country is! 🙂