Anant Ambani, the youngest son of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant, daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant, exchanged vows in a lavish ceremony held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on Friday.
Dubbed as the ‘wedding of the decade,’ the event combined opulence, tradition, and celebrity glamour, attracting a diverse array of global icons, Bollywood celebrities, and political dignitaries.
The guest list boasted US television star Kim Kardashian, accompanied by her sister Khloe, Nigerian rapper Rema, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and prominent business figures such as Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Lee, and GSK plc chief executive Emma Walmsley.
Leading lights of Bollywood graced the occasion, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shroff, and Varun Dhawan, accompanied by their families. Southern film industry stars Rajinikanth, Ram Charan, and Mahesh Babu also made prominent appearances.
The wedding also saw the presence of notable Indian cricketers, including legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, along with current stars Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Suryakumar Yadav, among others.
Following the main ceremony, three post-wedding events are scheduled: ‘Shubh Aashirwad’ on July 13, ‘Mangal Utsav’ or the wedding reception on July 14, and another reception party on July 15, all to be held in Mumbai.
The wedding festivities commenced with a private puja at the Ambani residence, Antilia, on June 29, followed by a series of traditional pre-wedding rituals including the ‘mameru’ ceremony, sangeet, haldi, and mehendi.
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant had previously hosted two grand pre-wedding celebrations: a luxurious cruise party from Italy to France in May-June and an elaborate gala in Jamnagar in March, attended by a diverse guest list of 1,000 celebrities, sportspersons, and industrialists.
The union of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant marks a significant event in the social calendar, characterized by extravagance and grandeur, reflecting the union of two prominent families in India’s business landscape.
