The luxurious wedding of the son of the richest man in Asia continues this Saturday in Indiawith a star-studded guest list including Hollywood celebritiesworld business leaders and politicians. The youngest son of the Indian tycoon Mukesh AmbaniAnant and his fiancée Radhika Merchant, both 29, celebrate their marriage in Mumbai, India’s financial capital.
On Saturday, a blessing ceremony will be held, in which the world’s rich and famous will greet and pay their respects to the couple at the wedding venue, a 16,000-seat convention centre owned by the Ambani family conglomerate.
Prior to this there was a formal ceremony and a party attended by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, actor John Cena and former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson.
In 2018 Ambani He organized the most expensive wedding ever held in India for his daughterwith an assumed cost of US$100 million and with the participation of the American singer Beyoncé. On this occasion they have not revealed how much they have spent on Anant’s wedding, however, it is estimated that the amount is above u$s130 million.
Rihanna was rumored to have been paid $7 million for her performance, while Justin Bieber reportedly received around $10 million.
Who are the famous people who attended the wedding?
The American Kim Kardashianfamous for broadcasting her life on reality shows, shared videos on Instagram in which she is seen with her sister Khloe getting ready for the Friday night party with ostentatious traditional Indian dresses and jewelry.
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The hosts also shared footage showing hundreds of people dancing enthusiastically at the wedding venue and dressed in traditional Indian outfits.
Among the hundreds of celebrities from the world of sport, business and entertainment who attended the celebrations were: FIFA President Gianni Infantinothe Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the Samsung CEO Jay Y. Lee.
Among the diplomats present, in addition to British politicians, was the Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong who shared a photo of the couple inside the venue on her social media and wrote: “Fantastic wedding! My best wishes for the new couple and double happiness.”
The wedding celebrations of the son of Asia’s richest man continue
The weekend’s festivities will culminate on Sunday with a reception that will cap off months of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations. The events began in March with a three-day gala party for 1,500 guests in the state of Gujarat.
Among the guests were the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivankaalong with personalities from the world of sports and entertainment in India. During the gala, the American singer Rihanna gave a concert, the first one he had given since the Super Bowl last year.
The second stage, in June, consisted of a Mediterranean cruise for 1,200 guestsin which singer Katy Perry performed at a masked ball in a French castle in Cannes. Backstreet Boys, American rapper Pitbull, DJ David Guetta and the tenor Andrea Bocelli They also enlivened the evening.
Who is the richest man in Asia?
Mukesh Ambani, 67, preside Reliance Industriesthe company with the largest market capitalization in India, the world’s fifth-largest economy. The tycoon, Born in 1957 and raised in Bombayhas a fortune valued at US$123 billionand is the eleventh richest person in the worldaccording to the Forbes list.
The family’s lucrative interests, which inherited a thriving oil, gas and petrochemicals business, include partnerships with Armani and other luxury brands, more than 40% of India’s mobile phone market and a cricket team.
His family home, the Antilia building, has 27 floors. and is one of the most prominent places in Bombay. Its construction cost more than a billion dollars and has a permanent staff of 600 employees.
Source: Ambito
