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These extravagant celebrations featured celebrity performances, luxury venues and guest lists that included some of the world’s most influential people.
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A wedding budget of Rs 50 lakh is considered lavish by most standards. A budget of Rs 500 crore is something else entirely.
Over the years, India’s wealthiest families have transformed weddings into multi-day spectacles featuring international pop stars, private palaces, celebrity guest lists and decorations that cost more than many homes. Some of these celebrations became global news stories, with reported budgets running into hundreds and even thousands of crores.
1. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant – Budget Estimate: Rs 5,000 Crore
This is one of the most expensive marriages that have taken place in India till date. Along with other big preparations, the most significant aspect of the wedding was the presence of many bigwigs in the world of business, politics, and entertainment.
2. Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal – Budget Estimate: Rs 700 crore
Isha Ambani’s wedding took place in the year 2018 in Udaipur and Mumbai. Apart from all the lavish decorations, several celebrities were invited at the wedding.
3. Brahmani Reddy & Rajeev Reddy — Estimated cost: Rs 550 crore
The daughter of Gali Janardhana Reddy tied her knot with Rajeev Reddy in Bengaluru back in 2016. It attracted attention due to its lavish performance, security, luxury invitation cards, and the number of guests who attended the event.
4. Akash Ambani & Shloka Mehta’s Wedding — Estimated cost: Rs 80 crore
It is the marriage of Mukesh Ambani’s firstborn son, organized in Mumbai, back in 2019. There were various ceremonies organized at this wedding, where many international businessmen, Bollywood celebrities, and politicians were invited.
5. Joint Weddings of Sushanto Roy and Seemanto Roy — Estimated cost: Rs 100 crore
It was an arranged joint wedding celebration by the owner of the Sahara group, Subrata Roy.Many political leaders, industrialists, and celebrities were present at the grand function.
6. Adel Sajan & Sana Khan — Estimated cost: Rs 100 crore
Adel Sajan is a businessman while Sana Khan is an entrepreneur. Both of them organized grand wedding celebrations which caught the attention of many people because of luxurious arrangements.
7. Wedding of Radha Kapoor (Rana Kapoor’s daughter) & Aditya Khanna –Estimated cost: Rs 100 crore
This wedding celebration became the topic of conversation in many high society circles due to luxurious arrangements and the celebrity nature of the invitees.
8. Lakshmi Mittal’s niece Shristi Mittal and Gulraj Behl — Approximate cost: Rs 100 crore
While the Mittal family has made headlines with their lavish international parties, there have been several functions held in connection to the wedding of members of the family which have been celebrated with great pomp and pageantry, adding to their notoriety as regards wedding extravagance.
9. Raman Macker and Ambika Hinduja – Approximate expenditure: Rs 80 crore
The wedding reception ceremony of Ambika Hinduja was highly publicized owing to the luxuriousness of its arrangements, along with an elite group of invited guests from the realms of business and entertainment.
10. Sanjay Hinduja and Anu Mahtani – Approximate expenditure: Rs 50 crore
The wedding of this couple was a very famous and glamorous one, attended by celebrities as well as members of India’s most successful and richest families.
These are some instances of the extravagant level at which celebrations organized in India. Although the cost estimates vary with sources, all these parties achieved fame because of their extravagance and the huge amounts spent on their organization.
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