Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani celebrated their lavish pre-wedding for three days from March 1 to March 3 in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Approximately 1,000 guests from across the globe were present at the event. A team of 21 chefs, including 20 women, prepared a wide variety of dishes, including Japanese, Thai, Mexican, and Parsi thali.
Anant Ambani, known for his passion for animal welfare, is the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. A graduate of Brown University, he serves as a director at Reliance Industries, overseeing various energy ventures.
Radhika Merchant, a connoisseur of Bharatnatyam, is the daughter of Viren a Merchant, and CEO of Encore Healthcare. With a degree from New York University, she plays a pivotal role in her father’s pharmaceutical enterprise.
Exploring the Menu: Over 2500 dishes, including midnight snacks, grace the menu.
The nation was captivated by the wealthy pre-wedding spectacle of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, unfolding in the historic city of Jamnagar, Gujarat. Celebrities and business icons from around the globe had gathered to take part in the pre-wedding ceremonies and extend their blessings to the couple. A carefully crafted menu by top chefs was served to the guests, featuring a grand feast with more than 2500 dishes representing diverse cuisines. Over three days, guests were treated to an exceptional culinary experience during Anant and Radhika’s pre-wedding celebrations.
As per reports, over 25 chefs flew from Indore to Jamnagar to manage the mega kitchen. The menu showcases spectacular pan-Asian cuisine, including Parsi, Thai, Mexican, and Japanese dishes, with a special focus on Indori cuisine. The catering staff considered the diners’ dietary requirements, guaranteeing a smooth and accommodating eating experience.
The three-day program promised culinary delight, offering guests the opportunity to savor more than 2500 distinctive dishes, with no repetition throughout the pre-wedding functions. Notably, there were over 70 breakfast options, over 250 choices for lunch and dinner, and special arrangements for vegetarian or vegan guests. Lastly, adding a unique touch, a midnight snack menu was served with around 85 varieties of delectable snacks, from midnight to 4 am.
In the scorching heat of Gujarat, guests were treated with refreshing and energizing welcomed drinks, including traditional Gujarati sweets. Drinks like aam panna and shikanji were part of the menu, which is perfect for quenching thirst on a sunny day. The sweet tray features Gujarati delicacies such as mohanthal, peda, churma ladoo, kesar peda, halwasan, surati khari, and pista mithai.
Additionally, sweet boxes were also gifted to guests bearing the initials of Anant and Radhika in Hindi, containing traditional Gujarati snacks like samosa, jalebi, dhokla, and gathiya namkeen. The snack box also included a vegetable sandwich with red chutney, a Panna drink, fresh apples, and packed Greek yogurt. These snack boxes and refreshing drinks were placed in vehicles that were used to transport guests from the airport to the venue.
More than a thousand VIPs and celebrities from across the globe had received invitations to the grand pre-wedding extravaganza of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant, the daughter of noted industrialist Viren Merchant.
Prominent individuals, including entrepreneurs, singers, actors, and sportsmen, attended the bachelorette party. The guest list included cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni, Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, and well-known billionaires from India, including Gautam Adani and Sunil Bharti Mittal. Global corporate titans also attended, including Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg. In addition, Diljit Dosanjh and Hollywood pop icon Rihanna fascinated the crowd with their performances.
