Jaitley was born to a Punjabi family and an Afgani mother in Kabul
Jaitley was born to a Punjabi family and an Afgani mother in Kabul, Afghanistan. She has one brother, who is serving in the Indian army.
Her father is a former Indian Army Officer, and her mother is a child psychologist, as well as a former beauty queen. Her schooling was done all over the country due to the frequent transfers of her father. She had to change 13 schools till her Board exams.
She graduated with a degree in commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University.
She has said that when she was young, she wanted to join the army herself, either as a doctor or as a pilot.
Jaitley was raised as a Hindu.
She grew up in different cities and spent most of her time in Kolkata.
She is good friends with Fardeen Khan, Riya Sen and Shreyas Talpade.