Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, is being married to industrialist Viren Merchant's daughter, Radhika Merchant.
In the Indian state of Gujarat, the family's refinery township of Jamnagar is the site of a three-day pre-wedding celebration that begins on Friday, March 1 where the wedding event is scheduled for July. On the guest list are some of the top names in Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and the entertainment sector.
The lavish pre-wedding festivities, which took place in the Ambanis' 3,000-acre home estate and included a mango orchard, have riveted Indians with their intricate intricacies.
Mukesh Ambani is now the richest person in Asia and the 9th richest person of world according to Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $111 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The 66-year-old businessman is in charge of the Reliance conglomerate, which was started by his father, Dhirubhai Ambani.
The operations include digital streaming services, retail, food, telecommunications, and petroleum refining. His three children, who will inherit his $243 billion wealth, are joined in his family by his wife Nita. Ambani has been busy in the past few years planning a succession plan with the groom-to-be, who joined the Reliance board last August, and the twins, Isha and Akash, who are 31 years old.
The Jamnagar Airport located in the Gujarat state declared as international airport for ten days due to the pre-wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant from March 1 to March3, 2024. An airport spokesman stated that the airport is open to receiving foreign aircraft from February 25 to March 5. The ministries of home affairs, finance, and health of the union government have mobilized resources to establish a Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) facility at the airport.
The pre-wedding bash was covered by many news channels worldwide and noted as the expensive wedding of 2024.
The happiest and emotional moment during the Anant and Radhika performance.
The performances given by bollywood and famous celebrities during the three day event in Jamnagar in the presence of World leaders and Billionairs.
Bollywood singers Shreya Ghoshal, Arijit Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Udit Narayan, and Lucky Ali gave a breathtaking performance on the last day of the gala, capping off the lavish Ambanis' pre-wedding celebrations. The renowned musician Pritam Chakraborty was also present at the glamorous event.
An article in India Today claims that the Ambanis paid the "Diamonds" hitmaker an astounding $8–9 million, or Rs 74 crore, for him to play at their younger son Anant Ambani and his fiancée Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding event.
The renowned punjabi singer, Daljit Dosanjh performed at the 2nd day of Ambani's event and fire the stage with his songs.
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Larry Fink, co-founder of Blackrock, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and Ivanka Trump are among the 1,200 renowned guests on the invitation list. Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, as well as fellow Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Kumar Mangalam Birla, are anticipated to attend.
The king and queen of Bhutan, Stephen Harper, the former prime minister of Canada, and Mohammed Bin Jassim al Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, are also on the guest list. Many Cricketers and players were also invited in the event.
According to the invitation, each day will begin with a different dress code. To assist with preparation, the hotel will have a plethora of hair stylists, makeup artists, and Indian wear designers, along with mood boards.
