Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani will get married to Radhika Merchant in Mumbai on July 12, according to media reports. The wedding ceremony will reportedly be held in the traditional Hindu Vedic way at the Jio World Convention Centre in the city's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).
The ceremonies will reportedly start on Friday, July 12 with the main wedding function or the Shubh Vivah.
This will be followed a day for Shubh Aashirwad or divine blessings, on Saturday, July 13.
A grand wedding reception will be held on Sunday, July 14.
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The guests have been asked to stick to Indian traditional wear for the main wedding function on July 12. For the Shubh Aashirwad ceremony the next day, the dress code is Indian formals. For the wedding reception on July 14, guests can dress as per the theme of “Indian chic”.
The Ambanis are on a cruise from Italy to the south of France to celebrate Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s second pre-wedding bash. Celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Janhvi Kapoor, Ananya Kapoor, Orry are among the many guests to celebrate the couple ahead of the wedding.
The Ambanis had hosted a lavish pre-wedding celebration for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in March too, in Gujarat's Jamnagar.
Anant Ambani is the youngest son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. Anant serves as a director on the boards of Jio Platforms Limited, Reliance Retail Ventures, Reliance New Energy and Reliance New Solar Energy. He has also established Vantara, a 3,000-acre animal rescue centre in Jamnagar.
Radhika Merchant is the daughter of Encore Healthcore CEO and vice chairman Viren A Merchant and Shaila Merchant. Radhika attended Cathedral and John Connon School and Ecole Mondiale World School in Mumbai for her schooling.
She also earned an International Baccalaureate Diploma from BD Somani International School. Later, she pursued a bachelor's degree in political science at New York University. She began her career as a sales executive at the Isprava Group, a luxury home developer backed by the likes of Nadir Godrej, Anand Piramal and the Dabur Burman Family.