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Anant Ambani (left), son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, and his fiancée Radhika Merchant. Photo from Instagram/loveleen_makeupandhair |
The figure was reported by the Daily Mail through the sources.
Attracting the participation of world-renowned personalities, including Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, former US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the event’s extravagant catering, managed by a leading hotel group in India, would have cost around 20 million pounds.
Sources close to the Ambanis also suggest that pop and R&B singer Rihanna’s participation in the event, which took place in the Indian city of Jamnagar, was estimated at 5 million pounds.
The remaining budget was allocated to numerous employees and a culinary team of 21 chefs from the Indian city of Indore, who prepared a wide range of 2,500 dishes covering Indian, Mexican, Chinese and European cuisines. Arranging luxury accommodation near Jamnagar for around 1,000 distinguished guests was another expense.
Sources close to the Ambani family suggested that the total expenses could increase, given the upcoming wedding planned for July in Mumbai.
This led Anant’s wedding to exceed the cost of his sister Isha’s nuptials in 2018, which was around $100 million and included a performance by American pop superstar Beyoncé, according to AFP.
To commemorate the upcoming wedding, the Ambanis have also built a Hindu temple complex in Jamnagar, as revealed in a social media post by the Reliance Foundation, part of their family business.
“Ahead of the much-anticipated wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, the Ambani family has contributed to the construction of new temples within a vast temple complex in Jamnagar,” reads the foundation’s Facebook post .
At 28, Anant Ambani is the youngest child of Mukesh Ambani, who heads the Reliance Industries conglomerate, which has an annual turnover of $110 billion.
As of March 4, 2024, Forbes puts Mukesh Ambani’s wealth at $117 billion, making him the richest person in Asia and the ninth richest person in the world.
Radhika Merchant, 29, is the daughter of Shri Viren Merchant, Managing Director of the prominent Indian healthcare company Encore Healthcare.
The couple, who have known each other since they were young, both studied in the United States.
Their pre-wedding celebrations, which took place from Friday to Sunday, featured various themes, events and dress codes, with the highlight being a visit to an “animal rescue center” in Jamnagar on Saturday. This center, which houses various exotic animals, represents a special project led by Anant.
