NE FEATURES BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, MAR 1
The youngest son of Nita and Mukesh Ambani, Anant Ambani, and his fiance Radhika Merchant are having their pre-wedding festivities from Friday to Sunday – March 1 to March 3. The young heir got engaged in January and is set to tie the knot on July 12.
The guest list for the pre-wedding festivities includes the who’s who from all around the world. Celebrities, businessmen and other notable personalities have started arriving at Jamnagar, where the festivities will take place.
Bill Gates, Rihanna, Sundar Pichai, Ivanka Trump and Mark Zuckerberg have arrived at Jamnagar in Gujarat for the pre-wedding festivities. Other attendees include Hillary Clinton, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Janhvi Kapoor, and Katrina Kaif.
- The theme for festivities on Day 1 is ‘An Evening in Everland,’ where guests are expected to wear elegant cocktail attire
- Over 2,500 dishes will be served over four meals
- R&B superstar Rihanna, US magician David Blaine will perform and there will also be traditional ceremonies in a temple complex
Chefs from Indore have been roped in for the various themed events. Over 2,500 dishes will be served over four meals during the festivities. Other Bollywood stars, who will be present include Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Rani Mukerji, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan and Suhana Khan.
World leaders, who will take part in the three-day extravaganza include Economic Forum chairperson Klaus Schwab, Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, former Bolivian President Jorge Quiroga, ex-Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and erstwhile Australian PM Kevin Rudd.
Notable business tycoons like CEO of Adobe Shantanu Narayen, COO Meta Javier Olivan, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Saudi Aramco’s chairman Yasir Al Rumayyan, Disney CEO Bob Iger, Adnoc CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick, Managing Director Morgan Stanley Michael Grimes, COO BlackRock Rob L Goldstein, Blackstone Chairman Stephen Schwarzman, and Bank of America Chairman Brian Thomas Moynihan will be present.
Diljit Dosanjh and Rihanna will perform in a private concert for the guests. The theme for festivities on Day 1 is ‘An Evening in Everland,’ where guests are expected to wear elegant cocktail attire. On day two, the theme for the first event is ‘A Walk on the Wildside’, where a jungle fever-themed outfit is recommended. For the second event, the theme is Mela Rouge, where guests have been asked to don South Asian attires.
For the first event on day 3, the guests will enjoy the natural beauty of Jamnagar without a specified dress code. For the second event, ‘Hashtakshar.’ guests have been asked to wear heritage Indian attire.
