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The wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant is a 2-day event that took place from the 12th of July 2024 until the 14th of July 2024 in the city of Mumbai at the Antilia building and Jio Convention Center.[1][2] The groom is the son of Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in Asia. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, while the bride is the daughter of Viren Merchant, the CEO of a healthcare company.[1][3]
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Date | 12 July 2024 |
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Venue | Antilia Jio Convention Center |
Location | Mumbai, India |
Participants | Akash Ambani Radhika Merchant |
The wedding has been described as India's "wedding of the year"[1][4] and "India’s own royal wedding".[5] The New York Times described it as introducing "the world to [India]'s Gilded Age".[6] Estimates for the wedding's cost range from $300 million[7] to $600 million[8], leading to criticism regarding wealth inequality in India.[9]
Background
editAnant Ambani is the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, who has estimated net worth of $123.3 billion, making him the richest man in Asia and ninth in the world.[1][7] Mukesh Ambani is the head of Reliance Industries and Anant is in charge of Reliance's energy business and is the director of other boards of Reliance subsidaries.[3][7] He also runs an animal rescue center in Jamnagar.[1] He graduated with a bachelor's in business management from Brown University in 2017.[7]
Radhika Merchant is the daughter of Viren Merchant, who is the CEO of Encore Healthcare and has been described as a pharmaceutical tycoon.[1] Radhika serves as the marketing director for her father's company after graduating from New York University.[1][3]
The two said they met in 2017 during a drive after being introduced by mutual friends.[1][3] On December 29, 2023, Ambani proposed at the Shrinathji Temple in Rajasthan.[3][10]
Pre-wedding festivities
editThe first pre-wedding celebration was held in Jamnagar, with around 1,200 invited guests at the beginning of March.[11] A number of entertainers performed, such as Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, as well as Rihanna, who gave her first full-length concert in eight years.[11] Guests were told to wear "jungle fever" outfits when visiting the animal rescue shelter run by Anant Ambani.[12]
The second celebration was a four-day cruise through the Mediterranean in late May.[11] Guests saw surprise performances from the Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry and Pitbull.[11]
Venue
editThe wedding festivities will be split between Antilia, the home of the Ambanis, and the Jio World Convention Centre (Jio is a subsidiary of Reliance).
Attire
editWedding guest list
editAccording to a list released by the office of Anant Ambani:[13]
Family of Anant Ambani
edit- Mukesh Ambani, the groom's father
- Nita Ambani, the groom's mother
- Akash Ambani, the groom's brother
- Shloka Mehta, the groom's sister-in-law
- Isha Ambani, the groom's sister
- Anand Piramal, the groom's brother-in-law
- Anil Ambani, the groom's uncle
- Tina Ambani, the groom's aunty
Family of Radhika Merchant
edit- Viren Merchant, the bride's father
- Shaila Viren Merchant, the bride's mother
- Anjali Merchant, the bride's sister
Other notable guests
edit- Rihanna
- Justin Bieber
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas
- Deepika Padukone
- Rema
- Katy Perry
- Backstreet Boys
- Pitbull
- Nick Jonas
- John Cena
- Bob Dudley
- Ananya Panday
- Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007)
- Cherie Blair, wife of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Sara Ali Khan
- Ibrahim Ali
- Suhana Khan
- Aryan Khan
- Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA
- Leena Al Ashqar
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Gauri Khan
- Ranbir Kapoor
- Alia Bhatt
- Salman Khan
- Atlee
- Rajinikanth
- Latha Rajinikanth
- Soundarya Rajinikanth
- Shanaya Kapoor
- Arjun Kapoor
- Anil Kapoor
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Sanjay Kapoor
- Disha Patani
- Kim Kardashian
- Khloe Kardashian
- Nayanthara
- Vignesh Shivan
- Suriya
- Jyothika
- Rajkummar Rao
- Patralekha
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Jaya Bachchan
- Abhishek Bachchan
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Ishan Kishan
- Madhuri Dixit
- Genelia D'Souza
- Riteish Deshmukh
- Hardik Pandya
- Krunal Pandya
- Varun Dhawan
- Ivanka Trump, daughter of former president of the United States, Donald Trump
- Shaheen Bhatt
- Aditya Roy Kapur
- Mark Zuckerburg, founder and CEO of Facebook
- Mike Tyson
- Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom
- Lee Jae-yong, chief of Samsung Electronics
- Narendra Modi, prime minister of India
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to throw a grand wedding for his son. Here's what to know". AP News. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant: Bieber performs at India's mega wedding". BBC News. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Hasan, Sadiba (4 June 2024). "What We Know About the Ambani Wedding". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Mogul, Rhea (3 July 2024). "The son of Asia's richest man is getting married in one of India's most anticipated — and lavish — weddings of the year". CNN. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (12 July 2024). "Ambani wedding: after months of celebrations, the 'Windsors of India' finally set to marry". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Das, Anupreeta (12 July 2024). "A Wedding Puts India's Gilded Age on Lavish Display". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Mudambi, Veer. "Brown University alum to have wedding of the year. It's estimated to cost $320 million". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (12 July 2024). "Ambani wedding: after months of celebrations, the 'Windsors of India' finally set to marry". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Aggarwal, Mithil; Chhetri, Aishwarya Thapa (12 July 2024). "'The crazy richest wedding ever': Son of Asia's richest man marries after months of lavish events". NBC News. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Dolan, Leah (11 July 2024). "A timeline of the 7-month-long Ambani mega-wedding". CNN. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Wickman, Kase (5 July 2024). "Everything to Know About the Ambani Wedding". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Mehta, Tanvi; Pandya, Dhwani; Shah, Aditi (1 March 2024). "Ambani son's pre-wedding bash to feature Rihanna, tycoons and Bollywood stars". Reuters. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "All the Celebrities Attending Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's Wedding". Vouge.