Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas' wedding ends with fireworks; Twitterati remind actress of her asthma awareness campaign

  After a vibrant mehendi and sangeet ceremony in Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas reportedly solemnised their marriage in a Christian service, officiated by the groom’s father. Soon, the Jodhpur sky was lit up with blinding fireworks to mark the couple’s union. [caption id=“attachment_5641101” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. Image from Facebook[/caption] While ending a wedding ceremony with fireworks, no doubt, is a quintessentially Indian way of saying ‘it’s official’ and ‘congratulations, you did it’, the cracker show does not bode well for Priyanka’s asthma awareness campaign. In September this year, she joined forces with Cipla Respiratory to raise awareness about the disease, its treatment and help minimise the stigma attached to it. Then came her own revelation that she was diagnosed with asthma at age five and had been dependent on her inhaler ever since. But, there was nothing to hide anymore.

The campaign wasn’t over with that announcement. She went on to encourage people to be mindful of animals and people with respiratory problems and not burn crackers on Diwali. “Celebrate with lights and laddoos instead,” she said in a video:

There was that, and there is this now:

Twitter users were quick to join in the debate with creative comebacks:

Maybe it’s not polluted if it ain’t New Delhi. And thank God for masks! [caption id=“attachment_5657101” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Farhan Akhtar and Priyanka Chopra beat Delhi pollution with masks. Image via Instagram/faroutakhtar[/caption]