Which stars went to the latest Ambani pre-wedding celebration? Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant went on a luxury cruise with Adam Sandler, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan … and about 800 more guests

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, pictured during the inauguration of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, at Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra, in March 2023, in Mumbai, India. Photo: Getty Images

The Ambanis are still pulling out all the stops to celebrate their upcoming wedding.
Anant Ambani is the son of one of India’s richest people, Mukesh Ambani. Along with his fiancée, Radhika Merchant, Anant threw yet another star-studded bash ahead of their nuptials in July – this time on a luxury cruise.

Pop star Katy Perry performed some of her hit singles, including “Firework”, on Friday in Cannes, with clips circulating online.

Other video clips shared online show The Backstreet Boys and Pitbull taking to the stage as part of the pre-wedding festivities.

The couple and a large group of their guests also stopped over in Portofino, Italy. They took over a plaza where Italian singer Andrea Bocelli performed, Hindustan Times reported.

India Today added that several Bollywood stars, including Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh, were seen at the party in Italy. Hollywood actor Adam Sandler was also present, photos shared on social media showed.

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The cruise set sail last week from Italy to the south of France. About 800 guests had been invited, along with 600 staff to look after them, the Deccan Chronicle reported.

The four-day affair included a masquerade party and “La Dolce Vita”-themed festivities, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia reported.

The Ambanis initially kicked off the pre-wedding celebrations in March with other lavish parties, one of which featured a performance by Rihanna.


Mark Zuckerberg posing for a photograph with billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at their pre-wedding bash in Jamnagar, India, in March. Photo: Reliance group via AP

Some of the high-profile guests included Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, his wife Priscilla Chan, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and Ivanka Trump.

Representatives for the Ambanis at Reliance Industries didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, made outside normal working hours.