Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant wedding LIVE: Kim and Khloe Kardashian, John Cena, Nick Jonas and Tony Blair among the celebrities at Indian billionaire's son's $325m nuptials
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After seven long months of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations and festivities, Anant Ambani, the son of India's richest man, finally wed pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant in a grand star-studded ceremony on Friday.
The glamorous, long-awaited event is reported to have cost around a staggering £250million - without taking into account the couple's estimated £100million accumulation of luxury wedding gifts and the hosting of several of the world's most iconic A-list celebrities.
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Bollywood actresses stun in traditional dresses
Shanaya Kapoor
Alia Bhatt
Disha Patani
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The Ambani home lit up in honour of the wedding
The Antilia building, the residence of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is lit up for his son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding in Mumbai.
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Indian cricketer smiles with wife ahead of blessing
Indian cricketer Surya Kumar Yadav and his wife Devisha Shetty pose for pictures at the event tonight.
The international player is widely regarded as one of the greatest T20 batsmen of all time.
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Former Miss World winner shines on red carpet
Former Miss World winner Manushi Chhillar poses for pictures on the red carpet as she attends the blessing ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.
She represented her state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant and won the title of Femina Miss India World 2017.
She was the sixth representative from India to be crowned Miss World.
Now she is a social media influencer, boasting 7million followers on Instagram.
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Boris Johnson's daughter meets Kim K
Smiling together little Romy Johnson meets reality television superstar Kim Kardashian as they both enjoyed a star-studded and lavish wedding in India.
Sitting next to one another, with Kim's sister Khloe also in the shot, they both smiled.
In what was a sweet coming together of politics and showbiz, Kim is even seen putting her arm around the two-year-old daughter of former prime minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie.
It was quite the moment for the tot, who was dressed in a peach and cream lehenga by well-known Indian designer Rahul Mishra who owns a sustainable couture brand the same designer and also made her mum's dress. She also had a colourful beaded bracelet on her right wrist.
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Bollywood actor and family go full glam for red carpet
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema.
He is referred to often as the 'Baadshah of Bollywood' and 'King Khan', thanks to his phenomenal career appearing in more than 100 films, and having earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards.
He is pictured arriving with his wife Gauri Khan and daughter Suhana Khan ahead of the blessing ceremony.
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Film legend Amitabh Bachchan arrives for the blessing of the wedding
Amitabh Bachchan, Navya Nanda, and Nikhil Nanda pose for a picture during the blessing ceremony of newly wed couple.
Bachchan boasts a cinematic career spanning over five decades, as he has played pivotal roles in over 200 films.
While his daughter Navya Nanda has a popular YouTube channel.
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Read: The star-studded guestlist and £7,000 of gifts with every invitation - with Adele or Drake tipped to perform
The three-day wedding extravaganza between Anant Ambani and his bride, both 29, follows a lavish liner cruise for guests around the Med which saw Katy Perry and Backstreet Boys perform.
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Watch: Kim Kardashian get ready for 'most lavish wedding'
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Indian spritual leader Baba Bageshwar poses for photographs
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WATCH: Moment Carrie leads Boris by the hand as they attend wedding
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Bollywood stars gather for the blessing ceremony
Ananya Panday
Sara Ali Khan
Ajay Devgn
Sanjay Dutt (second right) with his family
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WATCH: Kim and Khloe Kardashian get ready for the wedding of the century
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Former Indian professional tennis player wows on the red carpet
Former Indian professional tennis player Sania Mirza arrived for the blessing ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant after their marriage today.
The former world doubles no.1 wowed in a red patterned two-piece outfit with a jacket and long skirt.
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Watch: Boris Johnson dancing with his son
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FIFA President part of star studded crowd
FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his wife Leena Al Ashqar were also spotted at the wedding.
The Italian-Swiss football administrator donned all black while his Lebanese wife looked glamorous in a tailored saree.
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Watch: Inside the glitzy wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant
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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra look smitten on red carpet
Kim Kardashian looked stunning as she completed her preparations for the wedding of the year.
The influencer, 43, chose a ruby red look for Friday's ceremonies.
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Former wrestler John Cena in a sky blue jacket
John Cena donned a sky blue jacket which featured a grey floral pattern and silver buttons. He teamed the dress coat with white trousers and brown leather loafers.
This comes days after the 47-year-old wrestler turned Hollywood actor made a surprise appearance at the promotion's Money in the Bank pay-per-view event in Toronto last Saturday night.
He announced he will step away from wrestling next year after a retirement tour that will seen him perform at signature shows Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania.
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Watch: Boris and Carrie arrive at 'most lavish wedding'
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Carrie Johnson stuns in wedding outfit
Carrie Johnson stunned in a silver lehenga on Friday as she joined her husband Boris and their three children at the wedding of the century in Mumbai.
The 36-year-old wife of the former Prime Minister shared a behind the scenes looks of the nuptials, which included a huge flower sculpture of a tiger inside the lavish venue.
Dressed by Bollywood stylist Leepakshi Ellawadi, Carrie added a cape to the silver dress, which included ornate detail and embroidery.
The former Tory PR chief showed off her toned stomach and arms in the snap while adding layers of jewelry to the look.
Carrie styled her hair in gentle curls while tying half of it back in a traditional wedding look.
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Bollywood celebs gather for the nuptials
Jeetendra (R) along with his daughter and filmmaker Ekta Kapoor (C) and son Tusshar Kap
Actor Shah Rukh Khan (C) with his wife Gauri Khan (L) and daughter Suhana Khan (R) pose for photographs prior to attending the blessing ceremony
Actor Ram Charan along his wife Upasana Kamineni.
Indian actress Kajal Aggarwal poses for photographs as she attends the blessing ceremony of Anant Ambani, son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani post wedding ceremony, in Mumbai
Indian actor Rajinikanth poses for pictures on the red carpet as he attends the blessing ceremony
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Sir Tony Blair and wife arrive at the glam event
The former British PM arrived at the event alongside his wife Cherie.
He was wearing a navy jacket with white trousers and brown shoes.
While Cherie looked beautiful in a traditional Indian red dress.
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Watch: Wedding party and stars arrive for the ceremony
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Inside the wedding ceremony
Influencer Julia Hackman Chafe has given the internet a glimpse inside the lavish wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.
As he posted the pictures below on his instagram story showing the bride arriving by boat to the ceremony.
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Read: Inside the incredible £250 MILLION Ambani nuptials
With a quarter-billion pound budget, a guestlist to rival the Met Gala and a host of former world leaders dancing the night away, it's the biggest wedding in the world.
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Kim Kardashian puts on showstopping display
Kim and Khloe Kardashian showed off their most show-stopping looks yet as they departed their hotel for the second day of billionaire offspring Anant Ambani's £250 million wedding on Saturday.
As Kim and Khloe prepared to travel to the wedding's 'divine blessings' ceremony, the sisters were hard to miss in their extravagant outfits.
Kim's revealing look highlighted her eye-popping cleavage as she and Khloe prepared to attend the next day of the grand nuptials.
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Pictured: The blushing bride
Radhika Merchant, the stunning bride, was pictured draped in a heavy cream and red Indian bridal dress - called a lengha, adorned in jewels and a beaded headscarf.
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The wedding of the century
With a quarter-billion pound budget, a guestlist to rival the Met Gala and a host of former world leaders dancing the night away, the Amani wedding is arguably the biggest in the world.
Anant Ambani, the son of India's richest man, wed pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant in a grand star-studded ceremony on Friday.
The glamorous, long-awaited event is reported to have cost around a staggering £250million - without taking into account the couple's estimated £100million accumulation of luxury wedding gifts and the hosting of several of the world's most iconic A-list celebrities