The Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant pre-wedding festivities in Jamnagar from March 1-3 were a star-studded extravaganza, with an enviable guest list.
Almost all A-listers from the film industry were seen at the event. Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek, Rajinikanth, the four Khans – Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir and Saif – as well as Anil Kapoor, Jeetendra, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Rani Mukerji, Shahid Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt were in attendance.
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, with baby Raha and Neetu Kapoor; Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, who recently announced their pregnancy; Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani; Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif; Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan, with two kids in tow; Arjun Kapoor, Ram Charan, Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, and Karishma Kapoor, too, headed to Jamnagar for the gala.
The young brigade, too, wasn’t far behind — Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor, Ananya Panday, Aryan and Suhana Khan, Orry, Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan made their presence felt, just like scores of others.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who went viral with his interaction with Indian chaiwala a day before; Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Anand Mahindra, chairperson of Mahindra and Mahindra; Serum Institute of India’s Adar Poonawala and his wife Natasha, Adani Group’s Gautam Adani; KP Singh, Chairman DLF; Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran and Lakshmi Mittal, Executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, were among the business honchos present.
Isha Foundation’s Sadhguru; the King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck; and former US president David Trump’s daughter Ivanka were among those in attendance.
Dignitaries from the world of cricket, too, weren’t far behind. From MS Dhoni to Sachin Tendulkar attended the gala. Political leaders Smriti Irani, Praful Patel, Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray were present.
The Ambanis got artiste Rihanna to make her debut in India, with a scintillating performance, after-party moves to ‘Zingaat’ and memorable exchanges with the paparazzi and Indian policewomen. American singer Akon, DJ Chetas, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal and Mohit Chauhan, too, made an entry on Day 3. Apart from the drone show, American magician and illusionist David Blaine kept the audience enthralled.
The Ambanis gave heartwarming speeches, taking pride in Indian culture and capturing the essence of Indian families. Their dance performances, be it Nita and Isha Ambani’s ‘Ghar more pardesiya’, Nita and Mukesh Ambani’s ‘Pyaar hua ikrar hua’ or Radhika and Anant Ambani’s ‘Aaj tere mere pyaar ke charche’, Shloka Mehta’s ‘Khandala’ dance with Aamir Khan, and Akash and Shloka’s ‘Kesariya’ with Alia-Ranbir got the loudest cheers.
The three Khans dancing to Naatu Naatu with Ram Charan joining them, Akshay Kumar’s high-octane act, Diljit Dosanjh’s energetic performance and exchange in Gujarati with Nita Ambani and Ranveer-Deepika’s Gallan Goodiyan and dandiya remained the highlights.
All three nights of celebrations were themed. Day 1 was called An Evening in Everland, with ‘elegant cocktail’ as the dress code. Day 2 was A Walk on the Wildside with ‘jungle fever’ as the dress code. It was held outdoors in the Ambanis’ animal rescue centre in Jamnagar. Invitees then swapped their safari-themed outfits for more elegant ones for Mela Rouge. The dress code for this was ‘dazzling desi romance’, suggesting glamorous traditional South Asian attires for all.
The final day saw two events. The first one, Tusker Trails, with ‘casual chic’ dressing, to further explore the green ambience of Jamnagar. The final party, Hashtakshar, called for an elegant evening with heritage Indianwear.
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