6 crazy expensive Indian weddings: from Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal to Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta, and Subrata Roy’s double feature for his sons ... whose was the most extravagant?

Jul 28 , 2021

Brahmani and Rajeev Reddy, and Akash Ambani with Shloka Mehta. Photos: @sanjayesakal; @AjayKushwaha_/Twitter

Trust the Ambani family to know how throw a wedding bash: Priyanka Chopra and other Bollywood royalty attended Isha’s wedding, where Beyoncé performed

Her brother Akash got Coldplay and Maroon 5, while Shilpa Shetty attended Adel Sajan and Sana Khan’s cruise ship nuptials, which sailed from Barcelona to Savona

The Indian wedding industry is estimated to sit at US$50 billion and is giving the term “big fat wedding” a whole new meaning. From US$2 million wedding saris to private concerts by Beyoncé, we check out some of the most glamorous Indian weddings of all time.

Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal

Estimated cost: US$100 million

You can’t speak of grand Indian weddings and not mention Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal’s nuptials. When the daughter of Asia’s richest man decided to tie the knot with a billionaire tycoon’s son, you would expect it to be nothing short of majestic. The celebrations spanned across three different locations: first an engagement party in Lake Como, Italy, followed by a sangeet party at a palace in Udaipur and finally the wedding at the Ambani residence in Mumbai.

Anand Piramal and Isha Ambani’s wedding. Photo: @WforWoman/Twitter

The elaborate wedding included over 100 chartered flights, a private concert by Beyoncé and high-profile attendees like Hillary Clinton, Arianna Huffington, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra. To top it all off, the families expressed their gratitude to the city of Udaipur by feeding 5,100 people for four days.

Sushanto Roy and Richa Ahuja, and Seemanto Roy and Chandni Toor

Estimated cost: US$75 Million