Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding has long been dominating news headlines and social media captions. Netizens, quite evidently, couldn't keep their calm, flooding the digital space with photos, videos and altogether the Ambani Gala.
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are set to tie the knot on July 12. Check out the guest list and cost of the grand wedding
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding has long been dominating news headlines and social media captions. Netizens, quite evidently, couldn't keep their calm, flooding the digital space with photos, videos and altogether the Ambani Gala.
After two pre-wedding bashes, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant will be tying the knot on July 12. The event will last for about three days, starting with 'Shubh Vivaah' on July 12, 'Shubh Aashirwad' on July 13, and followed by 'Mangal Utsav' on July 14.
Guest List- Not Just Bollywood and Hollywood
Anant and Radhika's pre-wedding extravaganza was a star-studded affair with global icons like Rihanna, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Justin Bieber and the Backstreet Boys lighting up the stage.
As for the wedding itself, Bollywood celebrities like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan will be attending the event alongside international personalities like the Kardashian sisters, Jay Shetty, John Cena and musician Luis Fonsi (known for hit song Despacito).
Political figures like UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, John Kerry, Thackeray family will also attend the grand wedding.
Adding to the list will be CEOs and other C-suit executives of Adobe, Aramco, Morgan Stanley, Ericsson and HSBC Group, as per a report by the Economic Times.
Venue
The upcoming wedding will be taking place at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). Interestingly, the grand wedding, starting from July 12 to July 15, has also led to an issuance of major traffic advisory around the venue.
Media reports also suggest that the Ambani family has arranged three Falcon-2000 jets to ferry guests to Mumbai for the occasion. The price of a single Falcon-2000 stands anywhere around Rs 33 crores as per private jet websites.
Cost
The speculative cost of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding is nearly Rs 1,260 crores, with catering alone costing up to Rs 210 crores. The cost of the two pre-wedding bashes stood somewhere between Rs 1,200- Rs 1,500 crore.
What initially attracted netizens towards wedding figures was the news that Rihanna was paid over 70 crore rupees for her performance at the wedding.