The wedding of Asia’s richest man and India’s mega-business tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani with Radhika Merchant has been a high-profile affair with all the features of a a grand red-carpet event.
The billionaire heir, 29-year-old, who is the youngest son of Mukesh and Nita Ambani, and Merchant, 29-year-old, the daughter of pharmaceutical tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant.,
The couple, who got engaged in December 2023 and the wedding festivities, estimated to have cost $US600 million ($887 million), began in March with a three-day party for 1,200 guests featuring performances by Rihanna, Akon, and Diljit Dosanjh.
Australia’s High Commissioner to India Philip Green OAM also joined the guests to “wish them [Anant-Radhika] all the very best for their future.”
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from all major political parties were on the guest list. A video showed Anant and Radhika touching Prime Minister’s feet to seek his blessings.
The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, former British prime ministers Boris Johnson and Tony Blair, former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi and World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala alos attended the wedding function.
Other notable attendees included Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Ranbir Kapoor, and legendary cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Earlier, Tech tycoons like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates also attended the functions.
In May, the Ambani family has also hosted a three-day cruise from Italy to France, with performances by Katy Perry and Pitbull.
Last week, a pre-wedding concert featured performances by Justin Bieber, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, and Salman Khan.
John Cena, Kim and Khloe Kardashian along with Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra were also in attendance for the Indian wedding affair of the year.
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