Do you know about the 2 pre weddings and wedding of the children of the business tycoons, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Of course you do, from social media accounts. Let’s further deep down in detail about their pre weddings, guests invited to their weddings and potential expenses.
Who is Anant Ambani?
Anant Ambani is the youngest son of one of the richest billionaires in India, Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. He was born on 10 April 1995 and has 2 siblings Akash Ambani and Isha Ambani. Anant Ambani completed his schooling from Dhirubhai International School and graduated from Brown University in Rhode Island. He is also involved in sporting events such as IPL, in which the franchise of Mumbai Indians is owned by Reliance Industries Limited.
He currently has no social media accounts and he spends most of the time in his company in Jamnagar Campus. Due to his history of chronic asthma, he gained over 118 kgs in one and a half years. “For me, to serve the Reliance family is the most important mission of my life. India should lead the change and Reliance should be at the forefront of that change. Reliance is my life” He said in one of his speeches in December 2019.
Who is Radhika Merchant?
Radhika Merchant is the daughter of Viren Merchant and Shaila Merchant who was founder of global pharmaceutical company Encore Healthcare founded in 2002. She was born on 18 December 1994 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Talking about the siblings, she has a sister, Anjali Merchant who was married to Aman Majithia, the founder of Vataly. After completing her graduation, she did an internship as a business strategy consultant at Cedar Consultants in Mumbai. She worked with the company’s such as Desai & Diwanji, India First, Law Point, Priyadarshani Academy before joining Isprava as a Junior Sales Manager from the past 7 years. Her net worth is expected to be $8 million dollars(approx. ₹66 crores)
Relationship of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant were childhood friends and their relationship rumors were spread from 2018 when their duo images were floating on social media. In 2019. She was spot in the wedding of Anant Ambani’s brother, Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta and in 2022, she attend Prithvi’s first birthday, the son of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta. The relationship was pretty much confirmed by that time and the doubts in the mind of public were clean then Mukesh and Nita Ambani host Radhika’s Arangetram ceremony which is basically a Bharatanatyam dancer’s graduation performance, at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai and on the same time, the roka ceremony was held at the Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara where Anant propose to Radhika.
First Pre wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant
Their pre wedding was held between March 1st to March 3rd, on 1st March Ambani and family decided to have a cocktail dress code for an evening themed An Evening in Everland. Radhika wore a Versace dress with bespoke jewelry from Kantilal Chhotalal. The evening show was converted into a glass palace for Radhika which was her favorite spot in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York. Guests dhow the largest drone show as 5500 drones were into the sky. The grand highlight in the evening was when popular Hollywood singer and actress, Rihanna performed on the stage. According to some sources, Rihanna charged $5 million for her performance.
On 2nd march, the guests were invited to Ambani’s rescue center, A walk on the Wildside in Jamnagar. In the evening, they hosted an event ‘Mela Rouge’, which was inspired by the film Moulin Rouge where celebrities show their performances such as by 3 khans- Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Amir Khan, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padhukone short couple performances etc.
On 3rd march, the last day of pre wedding began with ‘Tusker Trails’ where Radhika wore a traditional sari from Tarun Tahiliani and Anant wore sherwani by Rohit Bal, which was accessorized with diamond buttons by Raghavendra Rathod, and a custom brooch by Lorraine Schwartz.
Guests invited: The guests who were invited in the first pre wedding were Sachin Tendulkar and his family, MS Dhoni with his family, Amitabh Bachchan and family, Shahrukh Khan and family, Amir Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, with his wife Priscilla Chan, Sundar Pichai, Bob Iger, Gautam Adani and family, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Ajay Devgan and Kajol, Saif Ali Khan and family, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Rishad Premji, Adar Poonawalla, and his family, Aditya and Rani Chopra, Karan Johar, Boney Kapoor and family, Anil Kapoor and family and many more.
Second pre wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant
The second pre wedding was from 20 May to 1 June 2024 on a cruise with the name “La Vita e Un Viaggio” (life is a journey). They traveled over 4000 kms from Italy to the south of France and then back to Italy. The artists performing at this time were Katy Perry, Pitbull, Backstreet Boys, Andrea Bocelli, DJ David Guetta and many more.
- On May 29, the guests boarded from Parelmo, Italy. They were greeted by a welcome lunch and ‘Starry Night’ gala. The guests were surprised by the Backstreet Boys’ exceptional performance.
- On May 30, they visited Rome and were dressed in the tourist chic which was followed by a Greco-Roman-themed Toga party and the performance by David Guetta.
- On May 31, they started with the birthday celebration of Veda, the daughter of Akash Ambani and Shloka Ambani titled ‘V Turns One Under the Sun.’ with the after party ‘Pardon my french’.
- On June 1, the event was titled La Dolce Vita(translated as Sweet Life). It led to the performance of the global icon Andrea Bocelli
According to some reports, Ambani spent more than ₹4000-5000 crore until now
Guests Invited: There were many guests who were invited such as Shah Rukh Khan with his wife Gauri Khan, their children Suhana Khan and Aryan Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, their daughter Raha Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Karisma Kapoor, Karan Johar, Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor, her father Boney Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Ibrahim Ali Khan, and Disha Patani. Some social media influencers such as Orhan Awatramani aka Orry etc.
Wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant
The wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant was between 12 July to 14 July
- The Sangeet ceremony was held on 5th July where Anant and Radhika performed and celebrated the couple ‘s union. Following the sangeet ceremony, the Haldi Ceremony was held on 11 July 2024. The couple participated the event joyously covered in haldi by friends and family
- The Grah Shanti Puja was performed before the main anniversary. It was blessed to have a peaceful and harmonious marital life before their weddings.
- On July 12 2024, the long time partner was converted to the couple at the Jio Convention Store in Mumbai with the Shubh Vivah. Anant Ambani made an entrance on horseback during his baraat.
- The couple take their blessings at the Shubh Ashirwad. It was further graced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who gave his blessings to the couple.
- On July 14 2024, the wedding reception, Mangal Utsav occurred. Over 13000 guests extended their best wishes to the couple for their journey
The expenses were recorded to be more than ₹5000 crore.
Guest Invited: The guests who were invited in their wedding were more than 2000, famously Tony Blair, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, John Cena, Divine Ikubor (Rema), Han Jong, Jay Lee, Boris Johnson, Jay Shetty, John Kerry, Gianni Infantino, Peter Diamandis, Carl Bildt, Mike Tyson, Jeff Koons, Justin Bieber, Stephen Harper, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Mark Tucker, Amin Nasser, Michael Grimes, Shantanu Narayen, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, James Taiclet, Murray Auchincloss, Dilhan Pillay, Lindy Cameron, Eric Garcetti, and many more.
FAQ’s About Anant Ambani and Radhika merchant
Ans. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant tied their knots on July 12, 2024.
Ans. Radhika merchant is slightly older than Anant Ambani
Ans. Her net worth is expected to be $8 million dollars(approx. ₹66 crores)
Ans. The most charged performer was Rihanna, who according to some reports charged $5 million.
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