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Meet the rich and famous guests at the Ambani wedding in Mumbai

Meet the rich and famous guests at the Ambani wedding in Mumbai

Anant Ambani with his parents Mukesh and Nita on Friday.
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  • The wedding of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani begins on Friday.
  • The three-day gathering includes a traditional Hindu ceremony followed by other events.
  • Expected stars include Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas and Kim Kardashian.

A four-day cruise, a performance by Rihanna and a mass wedding for 50 couples were just the precursors to the most glamorous wedding of the year.

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambanithe youngest son of The richest man in Asiaget married on Friday in Mumbai, with further events to follow on Saturday and Sunday.

The Ambanis will be surrounded by family, friends and celebrities from business, entertainment, politics and sports.

The star-studded event will begin with a “Shubh Vivaah,” a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony held around a fire, according to a leaked wedding invitation seen by news agency Asian News International.

This is followed by a ‘Shubh Aashirwad’ or ‘divine blessing’ ceremony on Saturday and the wedding concludes with a reception party or ‘Mangal Utsav’ on Sunday.

It is expected to take place at the Jio World Convention Centre and Antilia, the Ambani family home in Mumbai.

Here are some of the stars who were present or invited to the wedding.

Shahid Kapoor and Meera Rajput

Shahid Kapoor and his wife Meera Rajput pose together at the wedding ceremony on Friday.
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Bollywood stars were prominently featured on the guest lists of all events before and during the wedding.

According to Indian news channel Mint, Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Meera Rajput arrived in Mumbai on Friday for their wedding weekend.

Actors like Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Jhanvi Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Alia Bhat and Ranbir Kapoor are seen in official photographs from the pre-wedding events.