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Nakuul Mehta and Jankee Parekh Mehta welcome daughter Rumi

Published 17 August 2025

Indian television actor Nakuul Mehta and his wife Jankee Parekh Mehta welcomed their second child, a daughter named Rumi, on August 15, 2025. The couple shared the news along with a series of pictures that captured the moment their four-year-old son Sufi met his baby sister, and a joyful selfie from the hospital with Jankee and Nakuul. The family’s post confirmed that Rumi’s arrival has completed their four-member household, prompting an outpouring of congratulations from fans and peers across the industry.

The social media post features several intimate snapshots from the hospital: Sufi cradling his newborn sister with a look of wide-eyed tenderness, a candid moment of the parents in a hospital bed sharing a smile, and a final frame that places the family together in a moment of quiet joy. The accompanying caption includes the line, “Shes here. Sufi finally has his Rumi. Our hearts are complete,” followed by a quotation about discovering barriers to love. The post makes clear that Rumi was born on a Friday and that the couple’s joy marks a new chapter for the family.

Nakuul and Jankee have been a prominent couple in Indian television for years. They wed in January 2012 after...

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