RADHIKA Merchant is marrying into India’s richest family.
Radhika will exchange vows with the ridiculously wealthy Anant Ambani at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on July 12, 2024.
Radhika Merchant got engaged to Anant Ambani in 2023.
He is the youngest son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.
He was born on April 10, 1995, to Mukesh and Nita Ambani, and is on the board of directors at Reliance Industries.
The Ambanis are like royalty in India, with a booming business conglomerate that spans oil, telecoms, chemicals, technology, fashion and food.
Anant’s father is estimated to claim a staggering $115billion (£90billion) fortune.
The family reportedly holds close ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
Anant and Radhika’s Hindu wedding it taking place over three days from July 12 to July 14, 2024.
The guest list includes celebrities from across the globe, including Kim Kardashian, Mike Tyson, John Cena, Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, David Beckham, and Adele.
The extent of their wealth has been put on show in the lead-up to the big day, with celebrations attracting big Bollywood stars and even American tech billionaires.
Both Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft mogul Bill Gates were among 1,200 invitees to pre-wedding celebrations in March 2024.
A big feast was followed by a performance from Rihanna, with the Ambanis captured dancing with the pop superstar on stage.
In another pre-wedding event, Justin Bieber performed for the couple.
Radhika, 29, was born on December 18, 1994, in Mumbai.
She is the daughter of Viren and Shaila Merchant, the founders of Encore Healthcare.
She has an older sister, Anjali, who is married to Aman Majithia.
Radhika is an aunt to their son.
Radhika moved to New York after graduating high school to study political science, interning at various businesses in the Big Apple.
It gave her the grounding to take on more of a role in her parents’ pharma business when she returned to India.
She is also a trained classical dancer.
Photos capturing her romance with Anant date back to 2018.
Radhika is now on Encore Health’s board of directors along with her sister Anjali.
She reportedly has a net worth of Rs 10 crore – $1,197,200 (£925,200).
Her father reportedly has a net worth of about 7.5 times that amount.
And then there’s her soon-to-be husband’s net worth, said to be in the vicinity of about $40billion.
They can certainly be considered to fit the “power couple” category.
