Get ready for the grandest celebration in the history of this quaint West Indian city. With the impending wedding of his son this summer, billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani is gearing up for an extravagant three-day extravaganza in the family’s hometown, commencing this Friday.
The guest list, totaling almost 1,200 esteemed individuals, boasts billionaires from across the globe, heads of state, and luminaries from both Hollywood and Bollywood. Among the distinguished attendees are luminaries like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sunder Pichai, and Ivanka Trump, alongside Indian tycoons Gautam Adani and Kumar Mangalam Birla. Sporting legends such as Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood icons like Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, and Rani Mukherjee add to the star-studded affair.
They’ll be entertained by pop superstar Rihanna, magician David Blaine and famous Bollywood singers.
The party is in Jamnagar, a city of around 600,000 in a near-desert part of Gujarat state. It’s the family’s hometown, and the home of the main oil refinery of their business empire, Reliance Industries. There will also be traditional ceremonies in a temple complex.
On Wednesday, the Ambani family organized a community food service for 51,000 people living in nearby villages.
Anant Ambani, 28, is set to marry long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant in July. Merchant is the daughter of Viren Merchant, CEO of Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., and entrepreneur Shaila Merchant.