For ordinary people around the world, weddings usually last about half a day to a day; among wealthy people in some countries, wedding parties often last for several days. However, in the family of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, the wedding cycle of Mukesh's youngest son Anant Ambani has lasted for a full seven months.
▲Anant (left) and his fiancée
During this period, the Ambani family not only invited top international stars such as Justin Bieber and Rihanna to perform, but also held various parties, public events and traditional ceremonies.
According to reports, Indian Prime Minister Modi is expected to attend the reception and banquet of this wedding, while his main political rival and Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to choose to miss it.
However, this is called India's "most luxurious wedding of the year", but it has triggered "antipathy" among many ordinary Indians. For the three-day wedding ceremony, traffic control will be implemented in Mumbai's central business district, which makes the local people feel disgusted. The already bad traffic situation was even worse.
The younger son is the most favored
The entire wedding is expected to cost 500 billion rupees
It is estimated that the Ambani family spent 500 billion Indian rupees (approximately RMB 4.35 billion) on the entire wedding. Among them, the exquisite invitations sent to the guests Each one is worth US$7,000 (approximately RMB 50,800).
However, according to Forbes’ real-time rich list, Anant’s father, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, has a net worth of approximately US$116 billion (approximately RMB 842.2 billion). Therefore, this huge expenditure only accounts for 0.5% of his personal wealth.
This is not the first time that the Ambani family has been "out of the circle" because of a wedding. When Anant's sister Isha got married in 2018, she invited rich people, celebrities and politicians from all over the world. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry swayed and danced with other guests on the stage, and pop queen Beyon Silk sang. However, as the youngest son who has been particularly favored since childhood, Anant's wedding seems to be more "exaggerated".
On December 29 last year, Anant successfully proposed to his girlfriend Radhika Merchant. In January this year, the two held an engagement ceremony, where Bollywood superstars gathered, but this was just an "appetizer" .
In March of this year, the two’s pre-wedding party attracted top wealthy people such as Bill Gates and Zuckerberg to attend, wearing traditional Indian ethnic costumes. Rihanna was “encouraged” by her performance remuneration of US$9 million to make a comeback. This is my second live performance in 6 years. In addition, top Bollywood actors such as Shakru Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan took the stage together, creating a rare scene where the "Three Great Khans of Bollywood" are in the same frame.
▲The pre-wedding party was grand
In May of this year, the couple took a luxury cruise to travel around Europe. Live footage showed that well-known singers such as Backstreet Boys and Katy Perry sang one after another. After the two landed ashore, Portofino, Italy, closed the city center square to receive them. The famous blind singer and tenor Andrea Bocelli showed off his singing voice in the square.
According to the arrangement, the climax of this wedding will be from July 12th to 14th, with the formal wedding ceremony on the 12th, the blessing ceremony in a Hindu wedding on the 13th, and the grand reception banquet on the 14th.
Celebrities gathered at the wedding
Modi and the Gandhi family started an "alternative election campaign"
html On the 112th, the weather in Mumbai was gloomy and rainy. The wedding parade is expected to start at 5 pm local time and continue into the evening. Global flight website flightradar24 showed that a considerable number of private jets were rushing to Mumbai Airport early that morning.The wedding ceremony will be held at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai's central business district, which has been transformed into a "mirror palace" shape, and the next two days of activities will be moved to Antilia, the famous private residence of the Ambani family.
The US$2 billion antilia has a total of 27 floors, 3 helipads, 168 luxury parking spaces and 50 theater boxes. It is very conspicuous in the Mumbai skyline and has been criticized as a "castle in the sky for the poor".
▲antilia has been decorated outside
According to reports, the Ambani family has hired India's top design team to tailor three sets of clothing for all guests, namely "casual cocktail style", "green jungle style" and "traditional "Indian Style", everyone will change into a set of costumes on three nights, and the venue environment is also designed to match the costume styles. The purpose of this is to allow guests to experience three different scenes.
There were many celebrities attending the formal wedding, including former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, former US Secretary of State John Kerry, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as well as the Beckhams, Adele, Germany Lake, "Thunder Sister" Lana Del Rey and other entertainment stars.
In addition to foreign dignitaries and celebrities, the Ambani family has also invited all political forces in India to attend the wedding: Sharad Pawar, chairman of the opposition "National Congress Party", has confirmed to attend, and former President Ram Nath Corwin The wedding will be attended by the current Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and the Chief Minister of West Bengal Najla.
According to reports, Indian Prime Minister Modi is expected to attend the reception banquet. Previously, on July 4, Mukesh Ambani personally visited the residence of the Gandhi family and sent invitations to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (Sonia's son) to attend the wedding. However, some analysts predict that Rahul will not attend the wedding, and Sonia may send blessings remotely after the wedding.
In India, close ties between officials and businessmen are very common. Mukesh's father Dhirubhai has maintained a close relationship with the Gandhi family, and Sonia also hopes to maintain a harmonious relationship with the Ambani family. However, as the leader of the opposition, Rahul has always been known for his integrity. He has repeatedly publicly criticized the Ambani family's corruption and its improper collusion with Modi.
▲ Modi (right) has a close relationship with Mukesh and his wife
Traffic control attracts public complaints:
What kind of "public event" is this?
On July 5, local time, the Mumbai Traffic Police Department issued a notice that "due to the public events that will be held at the Jio World Convention Center", traffic control and re-planning will be implemented in the Mumbai Central Business District on the 5th and from the 12th to the 15th. Traffic routes. This move triggered strong dissatisfaction among the citizens of Mumbai.
Due to geographical constraints, several major parts of Mumbai's urban area can only be connected by bridges and expressways. The Central Business District is located in the core of Mumbai, and traffic control measures will affect the daily commuting of half of the citizens. Coupled with the recent heavy rains in Mumbai, the coastal road has been severely flooded, causing traffic in the city to be very bad. It is reported that some large companies in Mumbai have informed employees to work from home during weddings.
One citizen sarcastically said that since the Ambani family’s wedding is considered a “public event”, he would also like to attend; another netizen suggested, “Let’s just have a national holiday after the wedding to compensate for the impact we have suffered. "Loss"...
▲Bollywood's top male stars gathered at the pre-wedding party
What makes Indian people even more angry is that Jio Telecom (Reliance Group, part of the Ambani family) just last week increased the price of operator services price.
A netizen criticized that in India, where 90% of people’s monthly income does not exceed 10,000 rupees (approximately RMB 870), the Ambani family’s behavior of spending 500 billion rupees on a wedding is “outrageous” and is harmful to the “earth”. A crime of motherhood and the poor of India”.
However, an Ambani supporter named Gupta believes that India has a tradition of holding luxurious weddings to show its status since ancient times, and the Ambani family has made more people around the world use their extravagant wedding expenses. Started searching for their names and industries and achieved tangible advertising effects.
"Although people say they hate flaunting wealth, in fact they take the trouble to follow relevant reports." Gupta said.
Source: Red Star News
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