Besides the support from her mother, Panjabi also puts the support she received from her husband, Rajesh Nihalani, in high regard.
In an article published by the Times of India, Panjabi described her husband as her best friend and a "very honest" man. She further elaborated that he had always been supportive of her decisions.
She claimed that one might have all the agents and publicists in the world, but it could never surpass the efforts a loved one would put into one's success.