According to Page Six, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding was a lavish event lasting many days, costing many millions of dollars.
The wedding took place from July 12 to July 14, with the main party held at the JIO World Convention Center, which can accommodate more than 16,000 people in Mumbai. Before that, the Ambani family held many parties to entertain guests, inviting Rihanna and Justin Bieber to perform.
According to Times of India, to serve pre-wedding parties, the government has set up special customs and immigration procedures within 10 days at Jamnagar airport, to welcome more than 1,000 guests from all over the world. The world comes to the party.
During the party in March, the professional chef served about 2,000 dishes to the guests and accompanying staff. A 10-page dress code guide for the event is provided to match the theme.
In May, Anant Ambani and his wife held a second party, inviting 800 VIPs and VVIPs on a 4-day cruise from Italy to France. The journey spans 4,380 km, departing from May 29 with the service of 600 employees.
The luxury yacht provides full services for attendees, from lavish menus to unique performances. The gala also had the presence of the world's leading artists such as Ranveer Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt...
Hindustan Times reported that since July 11, the Ambani family has rented 3 planes to transport guests and hired 100 more private planes to use for this event.
Mr. Ashwini Arya - owner of an event planning company - estimates that this family spent between 11 billion and 13 billion rupees (about 132-156 million USD) for Anant Ambani's big day.
Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Boris Johnson are among the powerful and famous figures who flew to Mumbai to attend this lavish wedding.
Anant Ambani is the son of Mukesh Ambani - the head of Reliance Industries Ltd. This is one of the top 500 companies in the world, with estimated assets of about 114 billion USD.
He is known to be the richest person in India and Asia. On his son's big day, billionaire Mukesh gave the couple a villa worth $80 million, with 10 bedrooms on Palm Jumeriah island in Dubai.
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant started dating in 2017 after graduating from college. In December 2023, Anant proposed to his partner at Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan.