It is official: Rihanna is going to perform in India! However, reservations are not available for this performance as it is a private wedding ceremony for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. The three-day celebration, held from March 1–3 at the lavish Ambani Estate in Jamnagar, Gujarat, is essentially Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son’s pre-wedding celebration; the formal wedding is scheduled for July.
We all know that Ambani weddings usually have a star-studded guest list that includes the highest-ranking members of Hollywood. Well, this time, it is said to have included billionaire tech founders Bill Gates (of Microsoft) and Mark Zuckerberg (of Meta), Disney CEO Bob Iger, Ivanka Trump, and the list continues…
Aside from Rihanna, there are several high-profile guests who will dazzle the crowd with their visits to the reported $151 million wedding.
Rihanna Graces Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant’s Wedding
Rihanna was serious when she sang Better Have My Money in 2015. The Barbadian singer, 36, is in Jamnagar, Gujarat, for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding celebration. And, according to the Daily Mail, she is getting paid a whopping amount of money to perform at the esteemed occasion.
The Umbrella hitmaker reportedly received £5 million ($6.3 million) in compensation for performing at the nuptials. Ambani has previously paid a substantial amount of money to Hollywood singers to perform.
The Ambanis reportedly spent an astounding £120 million ($151 million) on the festivities, according to the Daily Mail. Mukesh Ambani reportedly paid Beyoncé $6 million for a private concert she gave for guests at his daughter’s 2018 wedding.
Although Rihanna and her partner A$AP Rocky were photographed arriving in Jamnagar recently, it was her massive ‘luggage’ that made headlines as it arrived first.
Other Hollywood A-listers on the Guest List
While Rihanna’s presence has gotten a lot of attention, she is not the only Hollywood celebrity expected to attend Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding. The star-studded guest list reportedly consists of (via the NY Times):
- Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Prime Minister of Qatar
- Stephen Harper, the former Prime Minister of Canada
- Kevin Rudd, the former Prime Minister of Australia
- Carl Bildt, the former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Ivanka Trump, daughter of former US President Donald Trump
- George Quirogaare, a former President of Bolivia
Weddings are always a grand affair, and when it comes to the weddings of famous people, the excitement level goes off the charts. Ambani and Merchant’s highly anticipated wedding is no exception, and it has been the talk of the town for quite some time.
This wedding guest list is as star-studded as it gets; not only celebrities from the entertainment industry but also from the business world are included in the guest list.
The list of global CEOs includes:
- The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates
- Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg
- Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai
- Yasir Al Rumayyan, the Chairman of Saudi Aramco,
- CEO and MD of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Sultan Al Jaber
- CEO of Walt Disney, Bob Iger
- Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, Larry Fink
In addition to celebrities from Hollywood, the guest list features some well-known figures from the Indian film industry. The Ambanis are well-known for having strong connections to Bollywood, and this wedding is no exception.
With such a star-studded guest list, the wedding is sure to be a grand affair, and we’re looking forward to seeing the photos from the event. Let us hope the paparazzi can keep up with all of the glamor and glitz!
