The lavish wedding of the youngest son of Asia’s richest man, Indian billionaire Mukash Ambani, featured an impressive line-up of guests including Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, John Cena, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra.
According to local reports via the Associated Press, Adele, Drake, Lana Del Rey, David Beckham and former British prime ministers Boris Johnson and Tony Blair are also scheduled to attend the wedding of Anant Ambani and bride Radhika Merchant.
The four-day wedding festivities in Mumbai, India, will kick off with a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on Friday, followed by a grand reception over the weekend.
The Kardashian sisters wore traditional Indian attire in photos and videos that Kim, 43, shared on her Instagram Story on Friday.
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The star-studded wedding of the son of Asia’s richest man was attended by celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Nick Jonas and John Cena. (Rajanish Kakade/AP/Kim Kardashian Instagram/Getty)
Kim wore a crimson lehenga adorned with glittering beads and sequins. The lehenga featured a cropped top with tassels and off-the-shoulder straps, a floor-length skirt, and a draped shawl-like scarf called a dupatta. The SKIMS founder accessorized with two diamond necklaces, a diamond maang tikka, and a diamond hand chain bracelet.
According to People magazine, the color of Kim’s wedding outfit could be seen as a violation of Hindu wedding etiquette, as red is a color commonly worn by brides.
Chloe wore a gold and white lehenga with long off-the-shoulder sleeves and a matching dupatta, which she completed her look with a layered gold choker necklace and a white and gold maang tikka.
Kim looked radiant in a red lehenga and diamond jewellery. (Kim Kardashian’s Instagram)
Kim shared videos of herself getting ready for the night and showing off her outfit as she walked down a marble staircase, as well as a clip of herself and her sister posing with wedding guests.
“I had to screenshot our videos because I’m so blessed to be able to travel the world together!” Kim wrote alongside a photo of herself with Khloe.
“And of course, I was filming the Kardashians so everyone can see Kim and Khloe going to India,” she added, adding an Indian flag emoji.
Chloe wore a white and gold lehenga. (Kim Kardashian’s Instagram)
Other celebrity guests joined the Kardashians at the gala in traditional Indian attire. Chopra wore a marigold yellow beaded lehenga set with a draped beaded crop top, a wide, pleated floor-length skirt and a light orange embellished dupatta. Jonas opted for a pale pink sherwani set consisting of a knee-length fitted overcoat and matching silk pants.
Cena wore a light blue sherwani with silver embroidery on the shoulders, loose white pants and brown shoes. The WWE star smiled broadly and flashed the peace symbol as he posed for the cameras.
This weekend’s celebrations, taking place at the Ambani-owned Jio World Convention Centre and the Ambani family mansion in Mumbai, will be the culmination of months of wedding festivities featuring performances by pop stars such as Rihanna and Justin Bieber.
Jonas and his wife Chopra were also dressed in traditional Indian attire. (Rajanish Kakade/The Associated Press)
The lavish wedding is estimated to cost more than $600 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The groom’s father, Mukesh (66), is the ninth richest person in the world with a net worth of $116 billion, according to Forbes magazine. Mukesh’s Reliance Industries is a mega conglomerate with annual sales of over $100 billion, with businesses spanning petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecommunications and retail.
Ambani’s son, Anant, oversees the conglomerate’s renewable and green energy expansion, which also runs a 3,000-acre animal rescue center in the family’s hometown of Jamnagar, Gujarat.
According to Vogue magazine, the bride, Radhika Merchant, 29, is the daughter of pharmaceutical tycoon Viren Merchant and serves as marketing director for his company Encore Healthcare.
China held up the peace symbol while attending the celebrations. (Rajanish Kakade/The Associated Press)
In the run up to the wedding weekend, the Ambani family hosted a series of star-studded celebrations.
In March, they threw a three-day pre-wedding party for Anant, welcoming 1,200 guests including former world leaders, tech moguls and Bollywood A-listers. Performances included Rihanna, Akon and Diljit Dosanjh, the Punjabi singer who rose to global fame for his performances at Coachella. Tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates also attended the event.
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In May, the family reportedly took guests on a three-day cruise from Italy to France, which featured Katy Perry singing her hit “Firework” and also featured a performance from Pitbull.
Anant and Radhika’s months-long wedding is estimated to have cost over 600 million dollars. (Associated Press)
Last week, Bieber performed in front of hundreds of guests at a pre-wedding concert that also included performances from Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh and Salman Khan.
The singer of “Baby” Social media photos and videos At the weekend show, the crowd sang along to his hits “Love Yourself,” “Where Are Ü Now” and DJ Khaled’s “I’m the One.”
He also Post a few photos With Ambani and Merchant.
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According to Entertainment Tonight, Bieber was reportedly paid $10 million for performing at the sangeet, a traditional ceremony in which the bride and groom’s families perform a dance for the guests.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Stanton and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
