Overview

• Nakuul Mehta and Jankee Parekh took to Instagram on August 17 to introduce their daughter Rumi, who arrived on August 15, India’s Independence Day.
• Their collaborative post featured son Sufi cradling his newborn sister, a tender shot of Mehta gazing at Rumi in her hospital cradle and a joyful selfie of the parents.
• In a Hindustan Times interview, Mehta said he felt “overjoyed” and “almost dazed” on set, noting that “being a father to a girl hits harder” as he navigates work and family life.
• They chose the name Rumi as a tribute to the 13th-century poet Jalal ad-Din Rumi and for its meanings of beauty and flow in Japanese.
• Fans and industry peers such as Gauahar Khan, Dia Mirza and Tahira Kashyap flooded the post with congratulatory messages celebrating the family of four.