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Tomorrow, the wedding of two people in their late 20s begins in the Indian capital, Mumbai. Which will This shouldn’t be global news, but those involved are pulling out all the stops to make it happen. The groom is the son of India’s richest man and that means a four-day social event that will bring Mumbai to a standstill.
The groom, Anant Ambani, is the son of Mukesh Ambani, who, according to Forbes magazine, is the richest person in Asia and the eighth richest person in the world with a fortune of $116 billion. Father Ambani is the owner of the Reliance Industries conglomerate, which has interests in petrochemicals, telecommunications and retail.
The Ambani family is also famous for its Mumbai home, a $1 billion, 27-storey private residential complex called Antilia. The building has three helipads, a 160-car garage, a private cinema, a swimming pool and a fitness centre. It overlooks one of Mumbai’s most densely populated slums, about 10 kilometres away.
On the occasion of Anant’s upcoming wedding, the building was already decoratively lit up yesterday:
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Anant, 29, is Mukesh’s youngest son. Anant’s wedding to his girlfriend, Radhika Merchant, who is also the same age, is set to be the grand finale to a series of lavish celebrations that have been taking place over the course of the year. While not much has been said about who will attend, it is certain that several celebrities will be in attendance.
To do this, simply take a look at the previous offers before the actual wedding. Last week Justin Bieber performed In front of hundreds of guests at a private pre-wedding party, Rihanna was flown in March to perform her first full concert in years at a three-day pre-wedding celebration in the western state of Gujarat. Among the 1,200 guests were tech billionaires Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.
Bieber is said to have received around $10 million for his efforts, while Rihanna received slightly less.
In May, the Ambani family organised a luxury European cruise for 800 guests, including Bollywood stars and cricketers, ahead of the wedding. Musical accompaniment was also considered there. Vanity Fair Performances by David Guetta, Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli and Pitbull.
The area is cordoned off.
And then the real wedding has yet to come. The wedding is tomorrow, followed by a grand reception on Sunday. There will be another “private reception” for Ambani’s local employees on Monday, according to a document detailing the plans. The festivities will be split between the Jio World Congress Centre and the Antilia building.
The managing director of an aircraft leasing company told Reuters that the Ambani family has chartered three Falcon 2000 jets from his company to fly all the wedding guests, and that in total more than 100 private jets are being used. “The guests are coming from all over the world and each aircraft is doing multiple flights across the country,” he said.
To ensure everyone gets to the venues on time, the Ambani family — much to the anger of locals — cordoned off the area. From tomorrow until July 15, the roads in the area will be open daily from 1pm to midnight only for vehicles that need to be there for the event.
Police involvement
Therefore, the police consider the event a “public event” due to the presence of international and Indian dignitaries. Under the participation of On X There is a lot of criticism from the traffic police.
“Since when did an industrialist’s personal event become a public event? Is every Mumbaikar invited to this event, or just a select few?” one person says.
Mumbai is known for its congested and chaotic traffic. Especially at this time of year, during the monsoon season. Earlier this week, Mumbai had to deal with it. heavy rain and floodingWhich led to a huge traffic congestion.