India's mega-wedding: Party like a billionaire - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, celebrated his son’s marriage with a series of star-studded bashes. The guest list included Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Kim Kardashian. Katy Perry, Rihanna and Justin Bieber gave private performances. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Lucy Hockings speaks to BBC Business presenter Rahul Tandon and BBC India Business correspondent Nikhil Inamdar about the celebration of the century, and what this lavish party says about India’s ultra-rich. 00:00 Introduction 02:34 The size of the Ambani wedding 05:02 Social media and celebrity impact of the wedding 07:08 India's 'soft power' 08:10 Showcasing the Ambanis and Reliance 09:06 Impact on Mumbai 09:59 Overt displays of wealth and inequality in India 11:52 Huge cost of Indian weddings 12:34 Influence of the Ambani wedding on trends 13:13 Who is Mukesh Ambani? 14:02 What do we know about the couple? 15:55 'It's not unusual to not talk about the bride and groom' 16:59 Can we expect more events like this from India's billionaires? 17:57 The joy and celebration of Indian weddings 18:29 Celebrities attending Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #wedding #anantambani #indianwedding