Pop artist Rihanna and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg were in India on Friday for a spectacular party thrown by the richest man in Asia. Other prominent people from around the world were supposed to be present.
Global tech titans, pop icons, Bollywood stars, industrial titans, and politicians are expected to attend the three-day grand event, which is being hosted by billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani.
Radhika Merchant, the daughter of wealthy pharmaceutical moguls, and Anant, his younger son, are being married this weekend, and here is their extravagant pre-wedding ceremony.
Images released by Indian media verified that Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Facebook founder’s wife, Priscilla Chan, had arrived in Jamnagar, Ambani’s hometown.
The “Umbrella” singer Rihanna, who welcomed her second child in August, will head Friday’s festivities in what will be her first appearance in public since last
The artist and women’s beauty business owner, who was born in Barbados, was reportedly offered up to $9 million to perform at the event, according to broadcaster India Today.
Ambani, 66, is the chairman of the massive oil-to-telecoms company Reliance Industries and, with a net worth of over $116 billion, is ranked as the tenth richest person in the world by Forbes billionaires list.
In the western Indian state of Gujarat, the family opened a three-day feast for the locals at Reliance Township in Jamnagar on Wednesday.
The Reliance Foundation announced on social media that the Ambanis are constructing a complex of Hindu temples in the city.
Later this year, Anant, 28, who also sits on the boards of numerous companies controlled by Reliance, is anticipated to wed Merchant, 29.
In 2018, Ambani married his daughter in what was considered the most costly wedding to date in India—it cost $100 million and featured a performance by US music sensation Beyonce.
The entertainment for the attendees, which includes Microsoft founder Bill Gates and a number of current and former political figures, is also anticipated to include US illusionist David Blaine.
Disney CEO Bob Iger is also invited, as a result of the agreement reached on Wednesday between Reliance Industries and Walt Disney to combine their Indian media companies.
In the fifth-largest economy in the world and the most populous country, the combination will create a $8.5 billion entertainment behemoth.
Other invited guests include former US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, and former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
