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Akash Ambani-Shloka Mehta Wedding: Tony Blair, Sundar Pichai attend

Updated on: 09 March,2019 08:30 PM IST  | 
mid-day online correspondent |

Several key politicians and renowned celebrities attend the mega wedding

Akash Ambani-Shloka Mehta Wedding: Tony Blair, Sundar Pichai attend

Tony and Sundar Pichai

Scion of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, Akash is all set to tie the knot with his childhood friend Shloka Mehta, daughter of diamantaire Russell Mehta and Mona, at the Jio World Centre, Bandra-Kurla Complex.


While the venue is decked up with elaborate floral figurines of Lord Krishna, a horse, a peacock and elephants, several key politicians and renowned celebrities are being received by men holding traditional umbrellas to the mega wedding ceremony.


Ban Ki Moon
Ban Ki-Moon with his wife Yoo Soon-taek/ Pic Shadab Khan


Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon with his wife Yoo Soon-taek arrived in traditional outfits to attend Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding.

Akash's sister Isha and her husband Anand Piramal, along with Piramal Group chairman Ajay Piramal and his wife Swati will be a part of the gala, where Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his wife Amruta, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu and former Commerce Minister Anand Sharma will also be present. As expected, corporate honchos and global leaders have been invited.

Tony Blair with wife
Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair/ Pic Shadab Khan

Former British PM Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair were also seen in attendance of the ceremony.

Sundar PichaiSundar Pichai/ Pic Yogen Shah

Google CEO Sundar Pichai also attends the wedding. Former US Congressman Eric Cantor and his wife, Morgan Stanley banker Michael Grimes and his wife are also reportedly attending the wedding ceremony.

The pre-wedding festivities of the grand wedding started about a month ago as the Ambanis and Mehtas hosted a grand bash in Switzerland, which was attended by the A-listers of B-town including Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Arjun Kapoor, among many others.

On March 8, the Ambanis inaugurated Dhirubhai Ambani Square at Jio World Centre, Bandra-Kurla Complex. On the occasion of the event, Amban's also held an Anna Seva at the Jio World Centre and fed nearly 2,000 underprivileged students.

The Anna Seva tradition is similar to the one that happened at Isha Ambani's wedding followed at her brother Akash Ambani's wedding. The Ambani family held an Anna Seva programme during Isha Ambani's wedding festivities too. As part of the week-long 'Anna Seva', the Ambanis and Mehtas served dinner to 2,000 children. The Anna Seva will continue till March 13 in all the orphanages and old age homes in the city

Akash and Shloka's engagement took place at their residence on June 30, 2018.

With inputs from IANS

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