The youngest son of Asia's richest man, Anant Ambani, wed pharmaceutical heiress and childhood sweetheart
radhika Merchant on
friday in front of a star-studded
audience that included politicians, a who's who of
bollywood and south
indian cinema, and nearly all of the nation's best
cricket players.
The "wedding of the year" was attended by several prominent figures from the world of business, including
oil giant Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser,
samsung Electronics chairman Jay Lee, drug major GSK plc chief executive Emma Walmsley, Nigerian rapper Rema, and former UK
prime minister Tony Blair. Reality
tv star Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe were also present.
Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor,
alia bhatt,
tiger Shroff,
varun Dhawan, and nearly all of the top
bollywood actors were in attendance, most of them with their families. Superstars Rajinikanth,
ram Charan, and
mahesh babu led the entourage from the south.
The whole spectrum of
indian cricket players was present at the wedding, including current talents Jasprit Bumrah,
hardik pandya, and Suryakumar Yadav, as well as legends like
sachin tendulkar and
mahendra singh Dhoni.
In a customary Hindu ceremony, Anant, 29, wed Radhika, the daughter of
indian pharmaceutical magnates Viren and Shaila Merchant, at Mumbai's
jio World Drive, a conference venue constructed and owned by the Ambani family.