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After nearly seven months of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations, Anant Ambani, the son of India’s richest man, consummated his long-awaited wedding with pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant on Friday in front of thousands of guests.
Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair were among the most famous faces who came to Mumbai to wait for the star-studded match. The wedding also attracted many big names from Indian entertainment, sports, industry and politics, from Bollywood stars like Rajinikanth and Sanjay Dutt to former President Ram Nath Kovind, chief ministers of several states and various contributors to the country’s prestigious national cricket Were included. Employee.
The payments were denied by Ambani, the man behind Reliance Industries, India’s largest non-public sector company. Founded by Anant’s grandfather, the group is now run by his father, Mukesh, who is worth more than $122 billion according to Forbes.
In rain-soaked Mumbai, police closed roads in the area of the Ambani-owned, 16,000-capacity Jio Global Conference Center ahead of the red-carpet-style arrival match. Attendees staged a match by dressing the photographers in customized sarees, lehengas and kurtas on stage, charting the imminent evolution in Indian wedding ceremony style.
Visitors from around the world also remembered the traditional dress code, which included many explicit costume designs by primary Indian style designers. John Cena walked the red carpet in an embroidered sky blue sherwani and white pants, while Nick Jonas glowed in a baby purple model — which featured bouclé-style woven fabric embedded with sequins — and similar Satin trousers. Jonas arrived with his wife and actor, Priyanka Chopra, who chose an intricately embellished sunny yellow sari.
The eccentric nation was also completely out of power. Zendaya’s longtime stylist Legislation Roach arrived wearing a mauve velvet jacket, red tunic and Schiaparelli gold-toed footwear from Time Clothier and Fresh York Style Month staple Prabal Gurung in a pink sherwani and aviator sun shades. Kim and Khloe Kardashian were seen wearing gold and purple sarees respectively on social media. Kim’s outfit featured an off-the-shoulder tasselled bodice, while Khloe chose long, embellished sleeves, stacked necklaces and a stunning maang tikka.
In a video posted on social media on Friday morning, Anant’s mother Nita Ambani spoke about her recent visit to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India, where she sought blessings for the couple. She noted that she was hoping to “re-imagine and present the purity, positivity and beauty of Varanasi at the wedding”, adding that the development would “pay tribute to the glorious culture and heritage of India, which “Brought to life by thousands of artisans… weavers and craftsmen.” ,
It was also observed that the gown that Nita Ambani wore on the match red carpet took more than 40 days to develop. The customized peach silk ghagra was designed by fashion designer Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla and artisans Vijay Kumar and Monica Maurya.
The Ambani family has kept quiet about the court cases as they prepare for Friday’s wedding ceremony, although rumors have swirled in recent weeks about the visitor list and the identity of the bigwigs. The local press and Indian social media users have focused on speculation over everything from dinner menus to pieces of jewelery that might be on display from the large collection of people.
One of India’s most renowned type designers, Manish Malhotra, served as the talented director of development. The eminent fashion designer created special outfits for various members of the Ambani family during the month-long wedding celebrations.
“Every detail, from the decor and food to the costumes and ambiance; Each event … is designed to immerse guests in an atmosphere of joy, love and celebration,” he told CNN via email before the wedding.
In the days leading up to Friday’s ceremony, the couple participated in other traditional pre-wedding rituals. At Friday’s finale, Justin Bieber performed at the pair’s “concert”, an evening of tunes and dance. The couple later participate in a private “haldi” ceremony, in which traditionally friends and bystanders bless the bride and groom by applying turmeric to their heads, faces, or bodies.
As per Hindu tradition, the wedding dates were reportedly chosen to correspond to auspicious days on the birth charts of the bride and groom.
Anant Ambani, 29, a graduate of Brown College, is Mukesh’s youngest son and works as a director in a power industry run by Reliance. His 29-year-old bride Radhika Merchant is the daughter of Viren and Shaila Merchant, founders of pharmaceutical company Encore Healthcare.
It is not known exactly how much money the Ambani family spent on the couple’s wedding ceremony. Business estimates place the total firmly within the tens of millions of dollars, with music artists reported receiving seven or even eight-figure sums.
On the streets of Mumbai, citizens who spoke via CNN had mixed feelings about the extraordinary match and the wealth on display. “It’s their property, but what they’re doing is ridiculous,” said preschool teacher Devanshi Jhaveri. “There is no need to show off so much,” he said.
Banker Jenika Kothari, meanwhile, welcomed the boost to domestic companies: “It’s helping the economy, it’s helping everybody… So, I think if they have the money, they should spend it.” Must be spent.” Rates at local lodges reportedly soared as thousands of visitors prepared to fly to Mumbai, a financial center that serves as India’s industrial capital.
The festivities are set to continue through the weekend at Antilia, the 27-storey Mumbai residence of the Ambani family. While Saturday is tipped to be a “Shubh Ashirwad” or divine blessing ceremony, Sunday’s reception (with an “Indian chic” dress code) will give visitors one last chance to admire the couple.
The weekend schedule marks the culmination of seven months of production for Bharat’s 12-month wedding celebration. The celebrations kicked off with a celebrity-studded engagement ceremony in January. Two months later, Ambani hosted a communal dinner for more than 50,000 villagers and a pre-wedding party for 1,200 guests – attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Ivanka Trump – which included an unprecedented live performance. Was. Rihanna’s.
Presumably, people later chartered a cruise ship to bring visitors on a four-day trip across the Mediterranean Sea. The time table included some stops in Europe and on-deck concert performances by the Backstreet Boys and Pitbull.
Anant’s well-to-do sister Isha also had a grand wedding ceremony in 2018. Her wedding to businessman Anand Piramal was watched by celebrities, politicians and industry stalwarts, while their pre-wedding party featured an intimate private concert by Beyoncé.