The son of Asia’s richest man is getting married - his father paid Rihanna to perform at his party

How do you celebrate your youngest son’s wedding when you’ve got more money than you know what to do with?

For Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, the answer is throw a massive three-day prenuptial party, invite the world’s rich and famous and even hire superstar Rihanna to perform.

Ambani, a billionaire who runs the industrial conglomerate Reliance Industries, invited tycoons from around the world, along with heads of state and entertainment behemoths to the small western Indian city of Jamnagar for the three-day celebration.

The nearly 1,200-person guest lists included tech magnates like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, and business/political families like Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

The youngest son of Ambani, 28-year-old Anant, will wed his longtime girlfriend Radhika Merchant, 29, in July. Radhika is the daughter of Viren Merchant, the CEO of Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., and entrepreneur Shaila Merchant.

Here’s a breakdown of the weekend’s festivities and who attended the party.

The star-studded affair saw some of the world’s richest people descend upon Jamnagar in a flurry of private jets.

Former US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka attended with husband Jared Kushner and their daughter.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was there with his wife Priscilla Chan.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates attended with new girlfriend Paula Hurd, the widow of Oracle CEO Mark Hurd.

Bollywood stars like Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Amir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan were also in attendance, with the Khans performing onstage for the guests.

Rihanna is rumoured to have been paid $6-9 million to perform at the party, and was seen in numerous