India’s richest man is bringing Rihanna and 1,200 guests to a pre-wedding bash for his son

Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani is expecting billionaires, heads of state and Hollywood and Bollywood royalty at a pre-wedding bash for his son this weekend.

NEW DELHI — It could be the biggest party this small west Indian city has ever seen. As billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani prepares for the wedding of his young son this summer, he’s expecting billionaires from around the world, heads of state, and Hollywood and Bollywood royalty to attend a three-day bash in the family’s hometown, starting Friday.

The nearly 1,200-person guest list includes Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Ivanka Trump; Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Kumar Mangalam Birla; and cricketers and Bollywood film stars such as Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan and Sachin Tendulkar, Arijit Singh and Diljeet Dosanjh.

They’ll be entertained by pop superstar Rihanna, magician David Blaine, and famous Bollywood singers.

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, in Jamnagar on Thursday.AFP - Getty ImagesThe party is in Jamnagar, a city of around 600,000 in a near-desert part of Gujarat state. It’s the family’s hometown, and the home of the main oil refinery of their business empire, Reliance Industries. There will also be traditional ceremonies in a temple complex.

On Wednesday, the Ambani family organized a community food service for 51,000 people living in nearby villages.

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