Canadian pop star Justin Bieber entertained some of India’s biggest celebrities in the latest installment of months-long wedding celebrations thrown for the son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani.
Bieber, who shot to prominence as a teenage heartthrob, is among several global celebrities who have jetted into India for the marriage festivities of Ambani’s younger son Anant and fiancee Radhika Merchant.
He and Merchant, both 29, were childhood friends and are set to marry in a three-day Hindu ceremony beginning on July 12.
Bieber, who flew in from Los Angeles, was pictured at the Mumbai airport Friday morning wearing an oversized pink T-shirt and a bucket hat.
Footage of his concert that night in the financial hub showed him performing his 2015 hit “Sorry” in front of hundreds of VIPs. Bollywood star Salman Khan and former India cricket captain M.S. Dhoni were among the celebrity guests on Friday. Indian media reported Bieber was rumored to have been paid up to $10 million for the performance.
Anant Ambani and Merchant have already hosted two elaborate parties ahead of this month’s main event, including a three-day gala in February in Gujarat state. There, Rihanna performed her first concert since last year’s Super Bowl for guests including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Ivanka Trump.
In June, the couple embarked on a four-day Mediterranean cruise, where Katy Perry performed at a masquerade ball at a French chateau in Cannes. The Backstreet Boys, US rapper Pitbull, and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli also provided entertainment.
Anant’s billionaire father, Mukesh Ambani, is known for hosting costly weddings. He held the most expensive wedding in India in 2018 for his daughter, reportedly costing $100 million and featuring a performance by Beyonce. Ambani, 67, chairman of Reliance Industries, has a fortune of more than $113 billion, making him the 11th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes.
