Rihanna's whopping paycheck for Ambani pre-wedding event revealed

Rihanna, the global pop icon, known more for her touring schedule than private gigs, is set to pocket a substantial paycheck for her performance at the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

As per an India Today report which quotes sources, Rihanna's fee for the event is estimated to fall between 8 to 9 million dollars, which is approximately 66 to 74 crore rupees. This performance is part of the festivities which kick off today March 1st until the 3rd. The theme for today's event is 'An evening in Everland'.

This isn't the first time an international musician has graced an Ambani wedding. Back in 2018, Beyoncé took the stage at Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal's sangeet, reportedly earning a hefty paycheck of nearly 33 crore rupees.

Guests list at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant

India's top billionaires, including Gautam Adani and Sunil Bharti Mittal, mega stars from film industry such as Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan and cricketing icons from Sachin Tendulkar to M S Dhoni are among those invited for pre-wedding celebrations of Mukesh Ambani's youngest son, Anant early next month.

Ahead of the wedding ceremony in July, guests from around the world have been invited to three-day pre-wedding festivities beginning March 1, at Gujarat's Jamnagar, which houses Ambani's mega oil refineries.

Anant Ambani, the youngest of the three children Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani have, is set to marry Radhika Merchant - the younger daughter of Viren Merchant, CEO of Encore Healthcare, and entrepreneur Shaila Merchant.

With Jamnagar not having five-star hotels, ultra-luxury tents housing best of facilities, including tiled bathrooms are being erected for the guests.

The guest list includes international business leaders like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Adnoc CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, and EL Rothschild chair Lynn Forester de Rothschild, sources said.