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The youngest son of Asia's richest man is getting married, and the pre-wedding event features Rihanna, a 9-page dress code, and live animals

Amanda GohMar 1, 2024, 13:51 IST

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani. SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images

  • Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, is getting married.
  • Anant and his bride-to-be, Radhika Merchant, are set to kick off their pre-wedding festivities in India this week.

Anant Ambani is getting married, and his father — Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani — is sparing no expense to celebrate the nuptials.

As the chairman of Fortune 500 company Reliance Industries, the elder Ambani has an estimated net worth of $111 billion, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. That makes him the richest person in Asia and the 11th-richest person in the world.

The younger Ambani is set to wed Radhika Merchant, the daughter of Encore Healthcare CEO Viren Merchant, in July. The couple's three-day pre-wedding party is set to start on Friday in Gujarat, India.

Here's everything we know about the festivities so far.

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The couple kicked off celebrations by hosting a communal dinner for 51,000 people.

Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, and Radhika Merchant, daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant, serve traditional Gujarati food to villagers ahead of their pre-wedding celebrations on the outskirts of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India, February 28, 2024.Reuters/Stringer

Rihanna is expected to perform at the pre-wedding bash.

Rihanna is expected to perform during the pre-wedding bash.Mike Lawrie/Getty Images
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Some 1,200 guests have been invited to the celebrations.

The pre-wedding party guest list includes tech execs like Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai.Aurelien Morissard/IP3/Getty Images

The itinerary for the weekend includes a cocktail party and a trail featuring live animals.

Actual elephants from the festivities are not pictured.Manoj Shah/Getty Images
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Guests have been given a nine-page document detailing the dress code for the various events.

The Ambanis in traditional Indian clothes at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's engagement ceremony in 2023.SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images

The Ambani family constructed 14 new temples in Jamnagar ahead of the wedding.

The Ambani family built 14 new temples in Jamnagar, Gujarat, ahead of the wedding.Prodip Guha/Getty Images
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