Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in Asia, has been in the news in India for the past several months, because of ‘Ambani Wedding’. The reason why the entire country and the globe has been captivated by his son’s extravagant wedding celebrations is not because he has made a significant acquisition or written a large charitable check.
Since the pre-wedding celebrations started in March, the Ambani family has been a frequent topic of discussion at breakfast, lunch, and dinner tables.
The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Anant Ambani, wed his longtime fiancée Radhika Merchant on Friday. Thewedding was held at a family-owned convention center in Mumbai. The wedding marked the end of six months of celebrations that spanned many countries.
Although Indian weddings are often extravagant, the Ambani jamboree’s grandeur and scope may have overshadowed the former royals’ exuberance.
The paparazzi have never run out of material thanks to the constant presence of Bollywood A-listers at parties. Million-dollar performances by international music singers like Rihanna and Justin Bieber, and a plethora of VVIP dignitaries attending the festivities.
Take a look at a few of the world’s elite who attended the events. Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former US President Donald Trump, former UK prime leaders Sir Tony Blair and Boris Johnson. Fifa president Gianni Infantino, and the Kardashian sisters.
The list is endless.
“People like this are really busy. James Crabtree, author of The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India’s New Gilded Age, told that they are not simply there for pleasure.
“This indicates that international business executives consider the Ambanis to be strategically significant and perceive India as a substantial market.”
Meet the family who threw this lavish Ambani wedding!
It’s common to refer to the Ambanis as the most well-known business family in India.
They are in charge of Reliance Industries, a conglomerate specializing in oil and telecommunications. It was started by Mukesh Ambani’s father, Dhirubhai Ambani. He left behind a contentious legacy and became a legend for skillfully negotiating India’s contentious pre-liberalization politics. While generating great riches for the company’s stockholders.
After Dhirubhai passed away in 2002, his two sons, Anil and Mukesh, divided the empire he had established. Which can only be called one of the most bitter succession disputes in Indian history.
Since then, the brothers’ fortunes have diverged, with Mukesh increasingly moving into consumer-facing ventures while still holding the top spot in Reliance’s core industry of petrochemicals. And the younger Anil filing for bankruptcy.
The biggest oil refinery in the world is located at Jamnagar, a town in western India.
Reliance has recently introduced many of the most renowned luxury labels in the world. From Versace to Valentino and Burberry to Bottega, to India.
The corporation now owns, among other things, the venerable British toy shop Hamleys. And a team in the wealthiest cricket competition in the world.
For £57 million, it purchased Stoke Park, a storied country club in Buckinghamshire, in 2021.
In a recent effort to change the company’s industrial moorings, Reliance struck a legally binding agreement to combine its entertainment platforms with Disney earlier this year. With the rights to worldwide concerts and cricket tournaments, Mukesh Ambani becomes a powerful force in the digital streaming arena thanks to this agreement.
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