A MEGA Mumbai wedding is capturing the imagination of India - and the globe. Here is everything you need to know about Anant Ambani, the man marrying Radhika Merchant in a ceremony of stratospheric significance. Anant Ambani comes from a famed Indian family as the son of the richest man in Asia .
The 29-year-old has taken on a role in his father's business Reliance Industries and accumulated his own wealth. He attended Brown University, Rhode Island and returned to India to oversee the family company's energy business. But his upcoming wedding is boosting his fame globally.
Anant is the son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani . Mr Ambani's net worth is estimated to be an eye-popping $115billion (£90billion). He is the richest person in Asia, 11th richest in the world and reportedly holds close ties with key government figures, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
His father Dhirubhai founded Reliance in 1958 with humble beginnings, and later pulled Mukesh out of studying at Stanford to come home and help run the business. Reliance is now a booming conglomerate with business spanning oil, telecoms, chemicals, technology, fashion and food. Anant is marrying Radhika Merchant, 29, who comes from a wealthy Indian family herself.
Her parents Viren and Shaila Merchent are big-time pharmaceutical players in India running Encore Health. After high school, Radhika moved to New York to study political science. But she returned to India to join Encore's board of directors.
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