Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta became man and wife on Saturday.Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani’s son Akash Ambani tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart Shloka Mehta on Saturday. Shloka is the daughter of diamantaire Russell Mehta and Mona Mehta. The couple got engaged last year after Akash proposed to Shloka in March in Goa. Akash and Mehta were friends for almost a decade before dating each other. They became friends while studying at the renowned Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai.
The wedding will, reportedly, be a three-day affair in Mumbai. The wedding ceremony was held at the Jio World Centre in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rajkumar Hirani, Tony Blair, Ban Ki-moon, Sachin Tendulkar and Hardik Pandya among others were present at the wedding.
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On March 10, a mangal parv will be hosted at the same venue. Following the event, Akash and Shloka’s families will host a grand wedding reception on March 11.
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Inside Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding
Disha and Tiger are here!
Rumoured couple Disha Patani and Tiger Shroff made a late entry at Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. While Tiger will be seen next in Student of the Year 2, Disha will play an important role in Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Bharat. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Janhvi is here!
Janhvi Kapoor arrives for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's daughter Janhvi will be seen next in the Gunjan Saxena biopic. Gunjan is Indian Air Force’s first female combat pilot. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Amitabh and Jaya are here!
Amitabh Bachchan, wife Jaya Bachchan and daughter Shweta Bachchan-Nanda arrive for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Big B is a happy man as his latest release Badla opened on March 8 to good reviews. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Politicians and industrialists attend Ambani wedding
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Praful Patel, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Milind Deora, Aroon Purie, Shobhana Bhartia, Rajan Bharti Mittal, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Mukul Rohatgi, Uddhav Thackeray, Prithviraj Chavan and Ajoy Mehta are present at Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding.
Vidya Balan is here!
Vidya Balan and husband Siddharth Roy Kapur arrive for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Vidya was recently seen in Telugu film NTR: Mahanayakudu. She played NTR's wife Basavatarakam in the NT Rama Rao biopic. The actor is all set to make her Kollywood debut in Ajith's Nerkonda Paarvai. The film is the official Tamil remake of Bollywood hit Pink. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Alia Bhatt is here!
Alia Bhatt arrives for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Alia's rumoured boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor was among the earliest arrivals at the wedding. The duo will share screen space in Ayan Mukerji's three-part fantasy drama Brahmastra. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Sidharth Malhotra is here!
Sidharth Malhotra arrives for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Sidharth will be seen next in romantic drama Jabariya Jodi. The film marks his second collaboration with Parineeti Chopra. They earlier shared screen space in 2014 romantic comedy Hasee Toh Phasee. Sidharth Malhotra also has Marjaavaan in his kitty. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Harbhajan Singh is here!
Harbhajan Singh and wife Geeta Basra arrive for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Harbhajan, who played for Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani's team Mumbai Indians since the inception of Indian Premier League, joined Chennai Super Kings in 2018. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Inside Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding
Ratan Tata is here!
Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata arrives for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. The veteran industrialist was recently seen at 2019 Geneva Motor Show, where he unveiled Tata Altroz EV. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Kareena and Karisma are here!
Sisters Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor arrive for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Kareena is currently busy with the shooting of Good News. She also has Karan Johar's Takht in her kitty. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Rajinikanth is here!
Superstar Rajinikanth, daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth and son-in-law Vishagan Vanangamudi arrive for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Rajinikanth was last seen in hit Tamil film Petta. Reports suggest he will soon join hands with ace filmmaker AR Murugadoss for a political thriller. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Yuvraj Singh is here!
Mumbai Indians' new recruit Yuvraj Singh arrives for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani paid Rs 1 crore for Yuvraj at the IPL player auction last year. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Priyanka Chopra is here!
Priyanka Chopra, mother Madhu Chopra and brother Siddharth Chopra arrive for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Priyanka is currently in India for the Andamans schedule of her comeback film The Sky Is Pink, also starring Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim. PeeCee's husband Nick Jonas is not accompanying the Bollywood star. He is currently busy with the promotions of Jonas Brothers' song "Sucker".(Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Sachin Tendulkar is here!
Former Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar and wife Anjali Tendulkar arrive for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians is owned by Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
The Bachchans are here!
Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Aaradhya Bachchan arrive for Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. While Abhishek is currently shooting for his first web series, Breathe Season 2, Aishwarya is yet to sign a project after the box office turkey Fanney Khan. The couple recently walked out of Anurag Kashyap's production venture Gulab Jamun. Reports suggest they are currently in talks with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Shah Rukh Khan makes a royal entrance
Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan look like a royal couple. SRK is a happy man as his latest production venture Badla opened on March 8 to positive reviews. In her review of Badla, The Indian Express film critic wrote, "Badla, an official remake of a Spanish murder mystery, pulls off a mostly gripping whodunit, something Bollywood rarely manages."(Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Sundar Pichai is here!
Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes time out to attend Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Sundar celebrated International Women's Day in India. Talking about his experience, he wrote on Twitter, "In Mumbai today and happy to celebrate #IWD2019 with the India chapter of Women@Google at their 'I Am Remarkable' event. Thank you for inspiring me with your stories about the experiences, challenges and triumphs of being women in tech." (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
All eyes on Karan Johar
Karan Johar stood out in his yellow sherwani. The filmmaker recently unveiled the first look of his period drama Kalank. Directed by Abhishek Verman, the film stars Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjay Dutt among others. Karan is also bankrolling Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna Akkineni and Dimple Kapadia starrer Brahmastra. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Ranbir Kapoor goes solo
Ranbir Kapoor makes surprise solo appearance at Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. We wonder if rumoured girlfriend Alia Bhatt will join him later in the evening. The actor, along with Alia and director Ayan Mukerji, recently launched the logo of their upcoming film Brahmastra in Kumbh Mela. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Vidhu Vinod Chopra arrives for wedding
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and wife Anupama Chopra are among the Bollywood celebrities at Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding. Vidhu Vinod Chopra recently bankrolled Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, starring Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Sonam Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao and Regina Cassandra among others. While critics lauded the film which dealt with same-sex love, it did not find many takers at the box office. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Pandyas in the house!
Brothers Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya, who play for Ambani's Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians, looked dapper in their Indian attire. (Express photo: Varinder Chawla)
Anu Malik arrives with family
Music composer Anu Malik strikes a pose with family at Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's wedding (Source: Varinder Chawla).
Robin Singh makes his presence felt
Former Indian cricketer and current coach of IPL team Mumbai Indians, Robin Singh, was caught by our photographers as well (Source: Varinder Chawla).
Ambanis greet former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was one of the many political dignitaries who was spotted at the bash (Source: Varinder Chawla).
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie Blair pose for the camera
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie Blair were also seen posing for the shutterbugs (Source: Varinder Chawla).
Sanju filmmaker Raju Hirani is here
Sanju filmmaker Raju Hirani and his wife are among the many Bollywood celebrities who are here to celebrate the big day of the Ambanis (Source: Varinder Chawla).
Jackie Shroff arrives in style
Bollywood star Jackie Shroff arrived in style for the special day (Source: Varinder Chawla).
The Ambani family looks picture-perfect
The Ambani family looked perfect as they posed for a photograph ahead of the big rituals (Source: Varinder Chawla).
Vishal-Shekhar are here!
Musicians Vishal and Shekhar were also seen in white and black attires as they marked their presence at the wedding (Source: Varinder Chawla).
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have arrived
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao made heads turn when they arrived for the wedding of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta in Mumbai. (Source: Varinder Chawla)