The grand wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant will see a star-studded guest list with senior politicians, A-list B-towners, business moguls and many prominent presonalities from the country and abroad being invited to the ceremony.
Sonia Gandhi invited personally
The groom's father, Mukesh Ambani, was seen leaving 10 Janpath, which is the residence of Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, on July 4. He reportedly came to present an invitation card for the wedding, according to ANI sources.
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Will Narendra Modi attend the wedding?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the wedding on June 12, if the sources quoted by Zoom are to be believed. The report, citing sources, said the PM's team has confirmed his attendance but it's not revealed how long he will stay at the venue though it is expected that he may leave after blessing the newlyweds.
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CMs Eknath Shinde, Bhupendra Patel
Mukesh Ambani personally invited Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde last month. Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel was invited by Reliance Industries Corporate Affairs Director Parimal Nathwani.
Who are the Bollywood celebs attending the wedding?
Anant Ambani invited Akshay Kumar during his visit to the actor's Juhu residence. His Rolls Royce was spotted by paparazzi at the actor's house. The groom also personally invited Ajay Devgn and Kajol at their Mumbai home Shivshakti.
Other A-list Bollywood celebs expected to attend the wedding include Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sara Ali Khan, Ibrahim Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sidharth Malhotra, Janhvi Kapoor and Anaya Panday.
Cricketers Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, M.S. Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Hardik Pandya are also reportedly invited.
With Justin Bieber performing at the Sangeet ceremony, now we can expect international artists like Adele, Drake and Lana Del Rey entertaining the guests between July 12 and 14. Following the wedding on July 12, there will be a Shubh Aashirwad ceremony on July 13 when the newlyweds will be blessed and a Mangal Utsav on July 14, wherein a wedding reception will be held.