The Ambanis host a musical fountain show for India’s armed forces

This week, all anyone could talk about was Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta‘s wedding celebrations, which were attended by global leaders, top ranking members of the biggest companies in the world, sportspeople, and of course Bollywood’s biggest stars. Post the wedding, the Ambani family organised a special musical fountain show for India’s armed forces, police and their families on Tuesday, March 12. Thanking the forces for their unwavering service to the nation, Nita Ambani said at the event, “Each one of you and your families has the deepest gratitude and respect of all our 1.3 billion Indians. We thank you for accepting our invitation to participate in this very special programme at a very special place.” She further added, “This is a proud moment for all of us to have our armed forces and their families with us today. With folded hands and from the bottom of my heart, I welcome the families of our jawans and officers. On behalf of Mukesh and myself, I seek your blessings and good wishes for our children Akash and Shloka. Your presence truly multiplies our happiness.”

Ambani also reiterated the Reliance Foundation’s commitment to take full responsibility of the education, employment and livelihood needs of martyred jawans’ families. The philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Limited is also in the process of establishing a skill development centre exclusively for the armed forces and their families. Ahead of the wedding, the Reliance Foundation head had also sent sweets to 50,000 Mumbai police personnel to share the family’s happiness.

The special event was held at the Dhirubhai Ambani Square at Jio World Centre in Bandra, which was inaugurated last week by Nita Ambani in the presence of 2,000 underprivileged children from NGOs supported by the Reliance Foundation, and was also where the Ambani and Mehta families kickstarted Akash and Shloka’s wedding celebrations with an Anna Seva ceremony. The show presented vibrant water foutnain displays, along with a dance performance and an aerial dance act. The performance started with a rendition of Raas Leela of Lord Krishna, Radha and the Gopikas of Vrindavan, which was presented by over 150 artists from across the country. This act was followed by a musical fountain show on ‘Vande Mataram’, and closed with pictures of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta’s journey from childhood to their wedding day.

The highlight of the evening, of course, was the state-of-the-art water fountain, embedded with 600 LED lights, mist emitters, fire effects and 392 water nozzles that shoot water up to a height of a whopping 45 feet. The evening welcomed about 7,000 members from the security forces accompanied by their families as a mark of respect for them and to seek blessings for the wedding of Akash Ambani with Shloka Mehta.

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