Isha Ambani's wedding: Politicians, sportsmen & film stars gather under one roof
As Mukesh Ambani's daughter Isha tied the knot with Anand Piramal in Mumbai on Wednesday, the high and mighty from the world of politics, sports and cinema gathered under one roof to wish the couple.
The Ambani wedding
The marriage brings together two of India`s most influential families. The bride, Isha Ambani, 27, is the head of the vast Reliance conglomerate whose net worth Forbes put at $43 billion.Her groom, Anand Piramal, 33, is heir to a real-estate and pharmaceutical business.
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The Ambani wedding
Akash Ambani's fiancee Shloka Mehta and Mukesh Ambani's younger brother Anil Ambani and his wife Tina greeted the Piramal family along with other members of the Ambani family. After years of fued, the Ambani brothers have now patched up. Anil along with his family were seen at Antilla earlier for Isha's pre-wedding festivities. (Image by Yogen Shah)
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The Ambani wedding
The newly-weds, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas wave at the media as they arrive for Isha Ambani's wedding. Priyanka and Nick flew back from Oman to attend the wedding. Both the couples were also seen at Isha's pre-wedding event in Udaipur over the last weekend. (Images by Yogen Shah)
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The Ambani wedding
The entire Bachchan family was present at the wedding. Amitabh Bachchan arrived early with wife Jaya, daughter Shweta and granddaughter Navya Naveli. Meanwhile Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and their daughter Aaradhya came in later. (Images by Yogen Shah)
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The Ambani wedding
Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attended the wedding in Mumbai. Clinton was present at Udaipur as well where the pre-wedding festivities took place. According to reports, Clintons and Ambanis have been friend for the last 18 years and Hillary Clinton was on a personal visit to India. (Images by Reuters/Yogen Shah)
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The Ambani wedding
The celebrations started in the afternoon with the traditionally attired groom, Anand, arriving on a mare at the head of a wedding procession (baraat) at the Ambani`s towering Antilia residence. See here Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani and Maneka Gandhi arriving at Antilla. (Image by Yogen Shah)
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The Ambani wedding
The 27-storied Antilia, said to be one of the most expensive private residences in the world, itself has been decked up like a bride. Rekha walked in looking drop-dead-gorgeous in a red kanjeevaram, while Madhuri Dixit chose a lehenga and Vidya Balan wore an anarkali for the wedding.
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The Ambani wedding
Top business honchos including Ratan Tatat, Sanjiv Goenka, Deepak Parekh, Sashi and Anshuman Ruia, Adi Godej, Rahul Bajaj and Harsh Mariwala were also seen at the wedding. Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain came with his wife. The maestro is reportedly going to be performing at the couple's wedding reception which will take place at Jio Gardens on December 14th.
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The Ambani wedding
The entire stretch from the main road to the building has been decorated since the past few days with multi-hued fresh flowers, colourful lights and festoons to commemorate one of the most anticipated weddings in the country`s commercial capital in recent times. Seen here Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Mahesh Bhupathi with their wives. (Images by Yogen Shah)
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