Anant Ambani, son of businessman Mukesh Ambani, along with his fiancée Radhika Merchant arrives on the red carpet during the Sangeet ceremony at Jio World Centre in Mumbai on July 5, 2024. Photo Credit: Hemanshi Kamani
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding celebrations are in full swing as the couple is all set to tie the knot on July 12. The couple’s mehendi ceremony followed by a special puja ceremony ahead of the wedding was attended by family members and Bollywood celebrities.
Actor Sanjay Dutt attended the event in style. He wore a golden kurta pajama on the occasion. Singer Kailash Kher posed for the people in a sky blue outfit and also performed at the event. Amit Trivedi was also seen entertaining the guests with his music.
Shanaya Kapoor stole the show with her peach-tinted sharara set. Meezaan Jafri posed all smiles in off-white fusion wear. Ananya Panday looked stunning in a purple lehenga set.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray also arrived at Ambani’s residence for the puja ceremony. He was accompanied by his son and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray.
Celebrity mehndi artist Veena Nagda was also spotted at the event. Earlier, the Ambani family hosted a grand ‘haldi’ ceremony at their iconic residence Antilia in Mumbai. The grand event was attended by close family members and Bollywood celebrities. The guests included Anant’s uncle and well-known businessman Anil Ambani, his wife, former actress Tina Ambani.
Salman Khan also arrived to bless the soon-to-be-wed couple, dressed in a bright yellow kurta and black pyjama. His presence added stars like Ranveer Singh, Ananya Panday and Sara Ali Khan to the list of attendees.
Earlier, Anant and Radhika participated in the Graha Shanti Pooja ceremony.
As part of the pre-wedding celebrations, Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani organised a mass wedding for the underprivileged at Swami Vivekananda Vidyamandir in Palghar on July 2. On July 3, the Ambanis organised a grand Mameru ceremony—a Gujarati wedding tradition where the bride’s maternal uncle (maternal uncle) visits her with sweets and gifts. The wedding festivities have been carefully planned following traditional Hindu Vedic rituals.
The main celebrations will begin on Friday, July 12 with the Shubh Vivaah or wedding ceremony and according to sources, guests are encouraged to embrace the spirit of the occasion by wearing traditional Indian attire. The celebrations will continue with the Shubh Aashirwad on Saturday, July 13. The final event, the Mangal Utsav or wedding reception, is scheduled for Sunday, July 14.
On July 5, the Ambani family also hosted a sangeet ceremony which was attended by many celebrities. Global pop sensation Justin Bieber performed at the ceremony.
Earlier this year, the couple held a series of pre-wedding ceremonies in Jamnagar which was attended by several stars from across the world as guests.
