Top politicians, industry moguls, sports personalities and Bollywood stars dazzled at the engagement party of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s son Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looked every bit of the diva at the event at Antilia, the Ambani’s 27-floor private home in South Mumbai. Decked in a sari with gold floral motifs while husband Abhishek Bachchan opted for a black sherwani, the duo attended the event with their daughter Aaradhya, who was wearing a red and golden lehenga.
Business honchos who attended the glitzy event included Mukesh’s younger brother Anil Ambani and his wife Tina, Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Managing Director Uday Kotak, Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and Zee Chair Subhash Chandra.
Politicians who graced the event included Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with wife Rashmi Thackeray, Union Ministers Suresh Prabhu and Manoj Sinha, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar and his party colleague Praful Patel, senior Congress leaders Anand Sharma, Digvijay Singh and Prithviraj Chavan.
Ranbir Kapoor looked dapper in a black bandhgala. He made a stylish entry with his mother Neetu Singh Kapoor and filmmaker friend Ayan Mukherji.
Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Tendulkar, Rekha, Sara Ali Khan and Rani Mukhejee looked stunning in their traditional outfits.
Shah Rukh Khan attended with his eldest son Aryan Khan and wife Gauri Khan.
Bollywood couples Tiger Shroff with Disha Patani, Aamir Khan with Kiran Rao, Zaheer Khan with wife Sagarika Ghatge, Madhuri Dixit with husband Sriram Nene, Vidya Balan with husband Siddharth Roy Kapoor were also present.
Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, cricketer Harbhajan Singh, filmmakers Madhur Bhandarkar and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, lyricist Javed Akhtar were also in attendance.
Kajol made a striking entry with her filmmaker friend Karan Johar.
Nita Ambani, the mother of the groom, posed for the shutterbugs along with her two other children, Isha and Anant Ambani.
Bollywood’s young brigade Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra and Aditya Roy Kapoor looked outstanding in their traditional outfits as they posed together for the cameras.
Shloka, daughter of diamantaire Russell Mehta, and Akash had exchanged rings at an informal ceremony in Goa in March. While the wedding is expected to happen sometime this year, the Ambani family is yet to confirm the date.
Isha, who recently returned to Mumbai after her Stanford graduation, is also set to tie the knot with beau Anand Piramal, son of business tycoon Ajay Piramal.
