Indian billionaire family invites you to a mega party with Bill Gates

What do Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and the daughter of former US president Ivanka Trump have in common? They are all on the guest list for the pre-wedding party of the son of Indian multi-billionaire Mukesh Ambani (66).

The topic has been dominating in India for days. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has also been invited to the three-day celebration of superlatives, local media reported on Friday with photos and videos of the arriving guests. Singer Rihanna provides entertainment. Mukesh Ambani is considered one of the richest people in Asia. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is also one of the invited guests.

The actual wedding of Anant Ambani (28) and his fiancée Radhika Merchant (29), who also comes from a rich and famous family, will not take place until the middle of this year. But today’s pre-wedding celebrations should be as lavish as possible. Because many Indians – rich or poor – like to celebrate their wedding as extensively as possible.

The mega celebration will take place in the Ambani family’s home state of Gujarat. The groom’s father is the boss and majority shareholder of the energy, textile and mobile communications conglomerate Reliance Industries. As part of the festivities, the billionaire is also giving free food to 51,000 residents of Jamnagar in Gujarat and building Hindu temples, it is said. The festivities with the wealthy guests included a visit to the Reliance animal sanctuary with elephants and tigers, local media reported.

Mukesh Ambani has already organized big, lavish weddings for his two older children: in 2018, for example, his daughter Isha married the son of another billionaire. At the time, there was speculation of spending up to $100 million. At the time, American singer Beyoncé performed at the pre-wedding party and two former US secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, danced to Indian film hits with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. (sda/dpa)