The celebrations, two years in the making, for the wedding of the youngest son of Asia’s richest man have been underway for months. Anant Ambani, 28 and son of the wealthy Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, is getting married to Radhika Merchant 29 years old.

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani’s business fortune is estimated at $115 billion (£90 billion). Anant, 29, holds a seat on the board of Reliance Industries and since he is the last son to see the tycoon marry, he did not spare the money.

Three-cover party with a concert by Rihanna and a 10-page outfit manual

In March she held a three-day pre-wedding party in the family’s hometown of Jamnagar in the western state of Gujarat, which is also home to Mr Ambani’s oil refinery, which is the world’s largest, the BBC notes.

About 1,200 guests attended, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft’s Bill Gates.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla were surprised to see Anant Ambani’s watch. Anant was seen carrying a beautiful frame made of audemars wood, royal oak, worth INR 14. 🤑 #AnantRadhikaWedding | #AnantAmbani pic.twitter.com/DEql5XFWUA

The party started with dinner inside a greenhouse specially built for the occasion. The stunning structure resembles the Palm House, the Victorian-style crystal building located in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which was a favorite of the bride when she was a student in New York.

After the party followed by a concert by Rihanna and viral videos showed the Ambani family singing with the pop star on stage.

At the same time, dozens of chefs served around 2,000 carefully curated dishes from cuisines around the world to guests who were accommodated in luxurious tents, with personal make-up artists and stylists at their service.

There was a 10-page dress code manual for the events, which included a ‘jungle fever’ theme and a visit to a family-run animal shelter. A themed party followed Moulin Rouge held in the vast space of their palatial residence.

What the newlyweds wore – with 20,000 Swarovski crystals the bride

The bride-to-be wore a range of custom-made outfits, including two lehngas (long silk bridal skirts), one with 20,000 Swarovski crystals and one that reportedly took 5,700 hours to make and was a pink version she wore. actress Blake Lively at the 2022 Met Gala.

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant

The groom wore mostly Dolce & Gabbana clothing and a Richard Mille watch, worth an estimated $1.5 million, adorned his arm. Video of Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan fooling around with the clock has gone viral in India.

Reactions to opulence and indifference to others

There was a backlash because the Indian government internationalized the city’s small airport, increased its staff and placed military and aviation personnel at the service of the family.

” [Ο γάμος] it can easily be seen as a kind of mockery, a kind of blindness to the reality of the country at one level,” commentator Santosh Desai told the BBC.

There was also a backlash, with Mumbai residents organizing over traffic restrictions in a city already struggling with traffic jams and monsoon flooding.