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

[@nutzky]

It's funny for me because "am bani" in Romanian means "I have money".

[@fauzianalwoga]

Wow😅

[@miraclesseeker]

Cause the Romani ancestor were from India... 😂😂

[@satyajeetmesi1546]

Father do good for there child

[@nsrhond6848]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@imaginativegirl126]

​@miraclesseeker I translated money into Romani and it showed "love" "Love" is the romani word for money, income, cash 🫥

[@a12zN]

A poor roadside vegetable vendor here in my neighbourhood invites more than 2000 guests to his wedding to a sumptuous feast. Comon, the Ambanis are rich, even by your standard.

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

Hmm, food for thought

[@kvishnup]

Oh really? 2000 people to a sumptuous feast? What did he serve? 1 🍅???😂🤣 Stop exaggerating 😅

[@hritikraghuwanshi2049]

​@@kvishnupIn my area I haven't seen a so glen wedding with less then 1000 people

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

@@kvishnup i thought thats how they do it, like prob everone brought smth. Here i am saying..wow...the vendor be pumping it high!!😝😂😂

[@rusty4824]

British got porki standard now.

[@mercedesbenz3751]

They celebrated it more because its was the last marriage in the Ambani family for this generation. Next wedding they will have after 30 years of their kids.

[@Robertking1996]

I was wondering why his sister, and brother didn't have weddings this lavish but this point makes sense.

[@Ben-lf7sv]

Ohh really why they give free internet as they did when Modi was Pm promote jio but they increased the jio reacharges after the second pre wedding 😂😂😂

[@31snehalkshirsagar36]

​@@Ben-lf7svpeople like u don't even understand business

[@31snehalkshirsagar36]

​@@Ben-lf7svAircel also ahs increased charges not only jio

[@ARVINDYADAV-es6qk]

I think you do not Ambani daughter marriage. Isha ambani marriage also. 120M$​@@Robertking1996

[@MaroonRays]

The literally spent less than 0.5 % of their wealth combining all pre-wedding, wedding and receptions

[@oky9653]

O.1%

[@muralipk1959]

@@oky9653They increased the recharge rate of Jio and netted a cool Rs 7500 crores ( 915 million USD) just before all this and spent Rs 6000 crores ( 730 million USD) on the wedding.

[@ak-19healedandfree]

@MaroonRays why do percentages even matter? If you have wealth to feed the hungry then you should. Having a lavish wedding like this is a waste of money. They are full of pride and greed. They are selfish. They don't think about the people who are suffering. God is not pleased.

[@Fledermausmann]

Mate, I did the calculation the other day, and it was like me spending 6 bucks on my wedding. Presuming I have a paltry net worth of, say, 10,000 USD.

[@Ben-lf7sv]

U guys estimating wedding spending but not poverties percentage percentage 😂😂😂

[@roxymax8917]

One man's spending is another man's income

[@alessandragrieco3469]

@@roxymax8917 not impressive just foolish 🤣

[@escee6280]

​@@alessandragrieco3469 Who are you to judge whether they are intelligent or foolish?? If they were foolish they wouldn't be able to become one of the richest of entire Asia. I don't know why Europeans are feeling jealous about them. If a father wants to spend for his son out of his earned wealth, there is nothing wrong! At the end of the day, a man earns only for his family.

[@striker44]

​@@escee6280change zealous to jealous.

[@sauravbansal7225]

@@alessandragrieco3469nobody’s trying to impress you 😂😂 chill and go get your life which you still need to earn , best-a luck 🍀

[@lokeshgurajala2641]

How about spending billions on nuclear weapons, wars, space explorations, scientific research, and technologies.. We should have given that money to poor right?

[@imjai345]

That wedding is not even 1% of Ambani wealth, so middle class people shouldn't copy them. Ambani's used their own properties i.e Jio World Convention Centre and their own home. Looks like they wanted to advertise it for future orders.

[@oky9653]

Do not judge. Get a life.

[@GodofStories]

anybody who becomes a billionaire does so unjustly, they exploit labor and markets for self gain.

[@He_mad]

@@oky9653 Well you judged him for judging and i judged you

[@thebeautifulanimal]

0.1% 😂

[@zorororonoa2469]

Why is everyone judging? and why am I judging everyone? 😢

[@carlafrancisco590]

They are billionaires and did a lavish wedding that made no difference in their fortune. Some people have nothing and spend thousands on a wedding. Do you really think that they are the ones overspending and wasting money on a ceremony? Anyway, everybody has the right to live life their way and spend their money as they please.

[@alessandragrieco3469]

@@carlafrancisco590 just awful display of the ultra rich out of touch behavior!

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@alessandragrieco3469 you're deeply in touch i'm sure

[@Trund27]

Nah, being a billionaire shouldn’t be a thing. It’s ethically a huge problem for the world.

[@梁朝阳-h8j]

在中国，这样的人浪费一定会被民众骂的倒闭

[@GodofStories]

only if you earn the money justly. Anyone who is a billionaire does so by exploiting labor and markets.

[@nithinpavithran6509]

British frustration of missed opportunity to loot is evident 😂

[@shrenikgarge7138]

😂

[@CilvaRangz]

They're only looting their own people as the Indian nobles have for centuries. Jokes on you🤷🏽

[@871436vin]

😂

[@GyanPrakash]

India is a Country where you can see a Rolls Royce and a Bull stuck in Traffic simultaneously.

[@Dude-1689]

And they call it 'Exotic'

[@Rudraiya]

It is​@@Dude-1689

[@Antt_h]

No i never saw anything in last 18 years

[@GyanPrakash]

@@Antt_h Then you haven’t been outside in last 18 Years 🤣🤣

[@Antt_h]

@@GyanPrakash dude i went from small village to Bombay and also dehli i saw both aspects yes there are many super rich and sooo many middle class and many poor in India but your exaggerating it a lot🙂

[@gauridhamnaskar8229]

Thank god they didn’t use taxpayer money to fund their son’s wedding! The British are ok with that I’m sure

[@ryandanngetich2524]

The thing is ,, the royal family are the countrys head of state not just another billionaire family. Plus the royal family brings in money to the govt than it takes out

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@ryandanngetich2524 People wouldn't visit the UK if they were gone? LOL

[@zochbuppet448]

Not the same thing. King / Queen is head of state and part of the government system. 1/2 of the population in the UK is not living in slums or literal garbage dumps? Why are Indians so proud of this? Why are Indians clawing their way trying to get into English speaking countries? Why are Indian international students refusing to leaving Canada? Imagine if they got the proper tax money from these wasteful people, Indians could stay home, and wound have to live in slums

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[@rangarajanraghavachari647]

BBC should first do a program on the 45 trillion USD that Britain owes to India after 76 years.Why nobody is talking about it.Manchester was built on indian skill and cotton and BBC should be ashamed to do such onesided program without content .Give tbe 45 trillion and Indias poverty will disappear at one shot or UK should become part of India to reverse 200 years of loot of its wealth which made the worlds richest country poor in first place.

[@anugupta2598]

They are only 3 trillion dollars economy😅😅😅

[@rext8949]

Don't talk nonsense; it's 5 million actually. You need to take your medication on time . Where do you come up with such outrageous figures !!😅😅😅

[@FEMININELY_ME]

Oop! That part ✍🏼

[@arpita126]

​@@rext8949 dr s jaishankar

[@mercedesbenz3751]

Don't think Ambanis are just rude and bad because they are rich. They are very cultured and always much Charity work. In fact India's internet revolution was brought by Mukesh Ambani. He gave unlimited 4g internet through jio(sim card) for 1 year straight. And even after 1 year, the charges were very low.

[@SA_IN]

Noooo! India's Internet Revolution started much before Jio was even conceived. Entrepreneurs in Bengaluru and then later in Hyderabad shaped India's Internet Rise.

[@lodatuhemeini2809]

Kannada🤡​@@SA_IN

[@kvishnup]

The initial offerring of unlimited 4G was not charity you fool...that's a marketing technique called Low-Ball technique used by shrewd businessmen 😂

[@pritibhagnari2643]

And for that Jiao with other operators is even putting illegal mobile towers everywhere. Mobile tower causes health issues. You are only seeing 1 side of the coin

[@DhSK.22]

​@@SA_IN They did ass. India's internet revolution is all due to Ambani's Jio. We were paying ₹198 for 1gb 3g data. After Ambani we pay ₹200 for 60gb 4g data & unlimited calls-SMS.

[@swap7465]

This wedding was a huge business development opportunity for the Ambani companies. That is why they invited celebrities to launch brands and get coverage in the Western world. I am surprised people don't see that and instead complain about poverty in India. Apples and oranges.

[@oky9653]

Not true. Do not judge. Do not be barrow minded. Get a life and don't be jelpus.😅

[@Robertking1996]

Also India as whole, it's going to get tourism to the country up.

[@prashantkorukonda546]

What would you say about the Royal weddings in UK?I think it is fashionable to criticize everything Indian.

[@fauzianalwoga]

Ikr😢😅. The Americans and British think they are better 😢😅

[@TheGreatVivek7]

UK is better off than India. We are still a third world nation. Not everything is a conspiracy

[@Magical-Tune369]

Well said

[@zochbuppet448]

Royal weddings happens ever 25 to 50 years. The Queen / king is part of the UK government structure.

[@striker44]

​@@zochbuppet448But there are royal divorces, deaths, discretionary excursions, expensive affairs etc... in between. 😂

[@Dewdrops34215]

BBC pray tell how much of the taxpayers money was spent on the British royal weddings over the years? At least the Ambani's spent their own money and pumped it into the economy. They also spent their money helping others before and after the wedding.

[@HIMANSHU79879]

Perfect display of Hinduism... i just loved that...

[@Praveen1991917]

​@@chutney-h3o, is that why India is the 4th largest economy? Is that why India is a space superpower? Is that India is a pharmaceutical giant in the world? Is that why India is a hub of information technology? Is that why India is the fastest growing economy? Is that why the West is licking the bottom of India for its support against Russia? Is that why the West wants the support of India against China? Is that why India has become the second largest FDI country in the UK? Lol I can go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and it will never end that India is a massive superpower today with a lot of youngsters aiming for sky I mean it literally because look at the no. Of space startups that have sprung up in recent times, it's massive. Mark my words, India is going to rule the world and everyone has to make way for it, including China whether they like it or not.

[@lata633]

@@chutney-h3owe all know by sa har committee report who constitutes the majority in slums and that too by choice? Majority Hindus are fine. very small percentage is below the line and we are working on elevating their level. If we didn’t have the government stealing from Hindu temples and giving it to others, we would not have that problem. We also pay taxes in majority and others just take it. So…. It’s a political problem, not Hinduism problem. Only thing we are not good at is violence and hence taken advantage of.

[@ak-19healedandfree]

What is hinduism then? Greed and immorality? Lack of giving to the poor?

[@0.x.0845]

What the other poor Hindus girls getting married on the verge of their extinction on a roadside gutter

[@lata633]

@@ak-19healedandfree are you jealous, ignorant or talking from pure hate? They paid for wedding of 50 poor couples in a lavish way. Everything from clothes to gold jewelry to wedding reception, food was paid by the Ambanis. In addition they fed a lot of poor people throughout the various rituals and ceremonies. There are a lot of Western royal weddings and they don’t pay for anyone else’s wedding prior to that or have free meals for entire cities as part of wedding celebration. So… check your facts before speaking. In fact giving is part of every Hindu wedding ritual. Everyone gives within their means but feeding poor, donating clothes are all part of wedding rituals.

[@Magical-Tune369]

The royal wedding of Uk doesn't work as soft power and business strategy?? But when Indians do it everybody has some sort of problem......("a day without hypocrisy in Europe is day wasted")

[@sogd779]

Well, maybe because, according to World bank 1.3 billion people in India live in less than $3.10 a day?

[@vardhanmhatre1731]

​​@@sogd779stupid it's indirectly a PR campaign for the better future of my country done by a private individual by spending not taxpayers money but his own personal fortune. So please stop being this idiot.

[@chutney-h3o]

​@@sogd779don't forget they have a space programme yet can't feed their nation nor educate/literate them. Sad state of affairs, and I say that as one of the diaspora in England.

[@vardhanmhatre1731]

​@@sogd779 that is his private money being used for promoting good will about my country and not some taxpayers money for some royal wedding.

[@vardhanmhatre1731]

​@@chutney-h3oyou don't even have proper satellite launching capabilities let alone a proper space program and by your statement you look exactly from the country I think you are.

[@jsalvarez4901]

This is hypocrisy that BBC is discussing this. They spent their own money. Used a facility they own. Unlike British royalty, who uses taxpayer's money for the wedding of its family members and whose own wealth partly came from plundered India's wealth.

[@Azalea2018]

I can totally understand this massive wedding. The Ambani is a rich and powerful family so it is logical that they have a huge umbrella of network including their immediate families and relatives. Naturally parties and weddings will not be small feat for them. If I may be right - the lavish ceremony, the luxury goods, the parties might be wedding presents from their powerful friends. For what would you give a family who has everything? Of course you'll splurge on a wedding present because the network you'll get will be massive too if the Ambanis shine their light on you.. When you are at the apex of success everyone is your friend.

[@emke9326]

I love Anant Ambani. He’s such a spiritual good hearted person. I don’t care how big the wedding is. People who criticize this, is coming from jealousy. If we all had this kind of wealth, we would also do something big. To each their own. They can afford it why not take advantage? I would love to get married in Europe, fly all my family on a private plane, but I can only dream.

[@handle.2558]

“How big the wedding is…”. Or how *big* he is?? 😂😂🤣

[@roxymax8917]

Chai pita hain kya tere saath ? Hame v bulaya kar kavi

[@TheGreatVivek7]

Yeah you know him personally. Right? Feel bad for millionaires my dear friends. Not many of them left lol

[@shivi5669]

​@@handle.2558 he has a medical condition, he isn't fat by choice

[@srichil]

It’s not jealousy, if they had a simple wedding they would have set an example

[@DeepikaSharma-w2k]

Nice to see that for BBC India exists beyond slums and controversy 😊. Yes there was love for Bhagwan, for parents, for family for ethics and love between the couple

[@realbytes1392]

90% of love in india developes after marriage..... He is the richest Man and he can afford to spend and what's a big fuss about? Everu indian parent spends a lot according to their capability and pocket.

[@aadukia]

I can imagine the pain western countries must be experiencing looking at the extravagance… their snake charmer tag seems to be biting them

[@apurvkaushik7641]

800 million below poverty?? Where are you getting these figures bro ?? 😂

[@itsmeitoldyouthat1448]

Government data. Government gives subsidies to 800 million Indians as free ration. You cañ get that only when you are below extreme poverty. That means their earning is less than 6,000 rupees a month. So 800 million Indians still earn below 6000 rupees a month. India has got a century to catch up with developed economies as per quality of living index is concerned.

[@megharaj4989]

That data is skewed. Hasn't been updated in years. Half the people won't consume the government rice since it's sub standard.​@@itsmeitoldyouthat1448

[@Samudra121]

​@@itsmeitoldyouthat1448LOL... There are hell lot of people who have fake BPL cards and taking full benefit of India's food stocks. They are not necessarily poor. Many of them belong to the lower-middle class or even upper-middle class families. 80 cr/140cr would have meant a poverty rate of close to 60% and that would have been too much deviation from the estimated 14.96% by global agencies like IMF and World Bank. LMAO

[@ruprup100]

​@@itsmeitoldyouthat1448 India has eliminated extreme poverty....grow-up we know where we are and where we want to be....don't need your money or advice.

[@itchyballs3129]

​@@ruprup100 It's Indian government data that 800 million take ration meant for BPL.

[@roopaashok1825]

No body needs to discuss the way the bride and the groom feel about each other . It’s totally a private affair . Can we Indian question about William and Kate or harry and Megan and say whether there was love

[@MugsHere]

For once foreign media gets to talk about India beyond being a land of snake charmers , elephants and slums. This family sponsored multiple mass weddings and attended them too. They created business transactions and boosted economy like no other. While an average Indian too goes overboard when there is wedding in the family, why should the richest family shy away? They did not spend any tax payers money but the money that they have earned in last 3 generations not something passed on as legacy from royalty...

[@pritibhagnari2643]

Yes they earned that with whatever means necessary.

[@NgoDangHien]

Ruch people and poor people in India is really difference. Rich people like him spend even 100 to 200 millions to have a wedding. Instead of that lot of poor people in India they don't have places to live, food to eat. Wish they have a revolution to develop their country at the same. Don't distinguish among people.

[@madhuri4355]

poor people r in every country who has similar issues. 😂

[@madhuri4355]

Ambanis first sponsored wedding of 100 poor couples before his son's wedding. 😅 why dont western media show that. he even gave dinner to whole village. also built one of world's largest wildlife rescue park.

[@asxstockinfo1102]

Inequality is high in USA too. Wedding is a huge expense for everyone in india, so it was for ambani. It's all relative.

[@sunishav1]

If Britain could give back at least 1% of the wealth, it stole or plundered from India during the colonial time, it would help thousands of poor people out of poverty...😮

[@Sensible_human123]

These people don’t understand the amount of business this wedding gave to the small business and the network they provided to the audience. It created almost 2500000 jobs just from the wedding. And the way they portrayed the Indian culture and its values was at top❤❤❤❤❤❤ Just loved every single part of the wedding.

[@debanjanbiswas6930]

Exactly...

[@adnandhali244]

It’s amazing how powerful these people are from this certain country even after years of being ripped off by Britain, congrats to the new couple! 🎉

[@celineaalbert505]

When the rich do something, it will generate income. The Ambanis pulled off a massive marketing campaign that will generate income for Indian businesses, especially the textile and jewellery industries. The British destroyed the Indian textile industry.

[@Dewdrops34215]

Ambani doesn't need to fit into the western style of quiet wedding on the countryside. He is the 11th richest man in the world for crying out loud. Why does a wedding need to be quiet? Its a celebration. The amount of money he spent on his son's wedding is like a drop in his bucket of wealth. It didn't even make a dent.

[@jielinghe6150]

BBC did a global story about this? I will not waste a second watching it.

[@thrwwyaccnt123]

Based

[@anigrig1719]

Right?!? 😂 they ran out of stories.

[@oky9653]

Then go home and sleep. Lol. Why are you watching this.

[@victoria14royalattic82]

M sure you have wasted 10 sec. Already typing

[@rext8949]

You Andhbhakhts 😅😅

[@my_favourite_commenter]

1 moral lesson for everyone. DO NOT WORK HARD AND GET RICH. ONCE YOU’RE RICH, PEOPLE WILL EXPECT YOU TO FEED THE POOR WHO DOESN’T EVEN HELP YOU TO BUILD YOUR EMPIRE.

[@aishaali3734]

Exactly! As Elon Musk said: They wont notice you, but wants to be there when the going is going well. Hahaaha...

[@JuliaZuckerberg]

What a shitty advice people are self absorbed

[@JuliaZuckerberg]

Reality no one cares about you

[@shivRajaa_705]

BBC can't digest, How indian can have such a big wedding.

[@Dude-1689]

Don't even know why they care

[@sindk2120]

Yaa they they were like did we miss looting some 💎💎💎💎

[@philosophyandpoetry251]

yes, in a poor country like India it is unusual

[@sindk2120]

@@philosophyandpoetry251 yes with all the loot by all PPL in world our GDP went down. But after 75 years we are raising again .

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

​@@philosophyandpoetry251 But there are homeless in UK streets but your royals are enjoying your tax money for weddings, divorce, Pedophilia scandal etc.

[@kirtigupta9753]

A Briton complaining about Inequality 😂. Britons are unable to pay their bills with sky high Inflation and hundreds of thousands have slipped into poverty are complaining about Inequality 😂. According to World Bank and IMF, 400mn people were lifted out of poverty in India in the last 15 years. Instead of funding Royal Weddings on tax money why don't they spend the money on making shelters for the homeless in Britain? Atleast in India, the Ambanis used their money and not the public's tax money.

[@jackrulz08]

I think British 😂 media can’t digest even their kings or queens don’t have that much wealth to show softpower

[@yetigumba]

where 800 million can only afford to eat rice with watery daal (with the highest population of malnourished people in the world), this wedding was truly a '....... then eat a cake" moment for india.

[@harikrishnanchandramohan4209]

No one stopped the 800 million to become billionaires. Dirubhai Ambani was once one of the 800 million.

[@humanist641]

It's everyones karm

[@Magical-Tune369]

Do you have any problem with him😂 he is not responsible to feed those people ,they can do it for themself

[@Yadayadayada-su7wo]

According to UNICEF, over six hundred 600 millions Indians defecate outdoor daily.

[@chutney-h3o]

Same applies with them sending ppl to the moon 😂 money for that but so much poverty, hungry and illiterate souls. Truly a sad messed up country trying its best to appease westerners.

[@NasirAli-ph6hv]

SRK ❤❤

[@takshchaudhary5334]

In the same State as Mumbai(Maharashtra), the Palghar district there are kids suffering from Malnutrition. I don’t think spending 5000 Crores on a wedding is by any means justifiable. It’s not the fact that it’s their money and they can spend it anyway as they want. It’s bad that they have such a monopoly on so many industries in the country and obviously they have a lot of corrupt politicians on their side.

[@PrakashPatil-iz7uz]

It's his money u poor😂

[@rebekahtablante327]

I hope this beautiful wedding is the start of a beautiful marriage! Best wishes to both of them ❤️

[@kamal007deevi]

The wedding is enhancing India's soft power and global goodwill, showcasing the richness of Indian culture, fashion, and cuisine. This mirrors the strategy seen in the Royal wedding, which highlights British extravagance and aims to bolster its soft power despite its historical colonial implications.

[@sjramlakhan8376]

Hi.. Its really nobody's business if the Ambani s spent their finances to celebrate the wedding of one of the sons being married.. This is a very wealthy family who has showcased India wth its rich culture , class, beauty, wealth and much more. The Ambani's do massive service foe mankind around the world.. If they choose to do this then thats their business.. Let them be an ezample to the world.. People will always critsize so damn if you and damn if you dont.. So please leave the people alone.. They did it in style.. Jai to India.. ❤

[@alessandragrieco3469]

@@sjramlakhan8376 when they display this out in the public…. It’s not private anymore. Just shows out of touch rich people - plain awful

[@sjramlakhan8376]

Who are people to judge and criticize.. That's what you see.. India is leading the world in so many countries etc and gaining respect and because a rich family has done thus to share with world now its a problem.. It was their choice.. Yes its public but whi are you and others to pass judgement. . I am sure the Ambani s have worked very hard to have this wealth and they give back, humble people .. Like I said damn if you do and damn if you dont...

[@Goodnews99457]

Prime example of morally decayed wealthy people of India. The poor of India helped them making their wealth. Curious to know how much they do for their countrymen to get 1 decent meal each day.

[@deedee7780]

Thanks for defending the people that don't even know you exist - you peasant!

[@deedee7780]

@@Goodnews99457 Exactly!

[@rose-kp4lf]

they fed the poor needy before the wedding and there was a marriage ceremony for group marriage felt like someone from my own family was getting married congratulations to the lovely newlyweds it is lovely, beautiful clothes and food cuisine food delicacies enjoyed watching them 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺dance love blooming everywhere

[@YS27122]

This event was also a way to signal the world that one billionaire of india holds this much power and influence. Its a testament to india’s stature to great power status and the fulcrum of economy, politics, geopolitics, soft power and influence binded together. It tells a story that the ultimate transfer of power and influence is gradually shifting back to india (after centuries).

[@sonamdolkar5066]

Yes, attention , to the beautiful wonders and talents from people of this universe and then the awesome cultures and traditions of the different States of India and the Customs! You got to see all in one go on the same ground! Wealth well spent to promote this Great India as well as give a good wedding for their last child in the family 👌👌👌 👏👏👏❤️

[@honeybunch5765]

I've only been invited to one Indian wedding. I've never met the couple before, and to me, the father of the groom was a client of mine husband's, it was huge. Nothing like this, though, but also nothing I've been used to. We were only invited to the Dar es Salaam party, so we can only imagine what the Indian parties were like. I was impressed with the amount of flowers they used, Tanzania is so hot I've never seen so many flower decorations there before. The couple looked wonderful. The groom was Muslim, and the bride Hindu, which was interesting.

[@mercedesbenz3751]

see, and the reverse is not possible where the groom is hindu and bride is muslim. Girls side simply don't allow it, come what may.

[@namratapandey4014]

Why is she feeling jealous?😂😂

[@ting-ting7001]

She wanted to go to Beiber's concerts but maybe couldn't get front row tickets. She's a Belieber.

[@nandiaconstantinou8181]

In Cyprus it is normal to invite 5000 guests at weddings even for poor people. In a very small party about 250 people are invited and there is a problem because most of the people are not invited. All the guests give money as a present, therefore the weddings with many guests are considered very profitable. The wedding may cost 40,000 euros but 100,000 euros fare received from the guests.

[@blessingndlovu9037]

India has got to be the most unequal country in the world. So much wealth and poverty in one country!

[@msparik]

Oh really...british spend their own tax money on their royal wedding which is like in million right which could hv been used for their own homeless poor people...ambani spnding their own money with over the top philanthropic spending...yet westerners has audacity to lecture indian on inequality and wealth....which they stole from us to arrange royal wedding the british museum etc etc 😂

[@humanist641]

It's every countries situation

[@uB39106]

bruh it is the case for all countries, why are you all jealous? Would you say the same for the rich in your country? The people being discussed are rich because the set up their business and worked hard for it.. why are you expecting middle income people to be like rich class?

[@barbarawolffmetternich7513]

Strip the Money of the rich and everybody gets not even 2 Dollars. How does this help? Rich people buy and spend have companies and give income to so many families. Why is everybody so jealous?

[@chutney-h3o]

It is...but given the USA dying a death and India not claiming to be democracy (they like to think they are)...I'd say the USA is highly unequal

[@amandagyles-t7u]

Wish you would have shown more OF THE WEDDING!!!!!!

[@binaryxd4812]

Boris Johnson was also there in Ambani's wedding lol 😂

[@caezyjones]

I've not seen a cheap, rich kid or royal wedding in Britain. There are more billionaires in 🇬🇧 than before The middle class is slowly disappearing in the UK Celebration of a wedding differs in different parts of the world.

[@chutney-h3o]

They sure do differ. Most Indian women getting hitched enjoy the wedding because after it they're at the mercy of their in-laws and their lives dramatically change, whether the marriage was arranged or not. All that glitz doesn't overcome the rubbish that's to come.

[@Shiva-nx1tn]

what a Load Of bullshit filled With Jealousy​@@chutney-h3o

[@maryn9849]

In the age of overpopulation, fall of capitalism, climate change and other global tragedies this was necessary like air.

[@aneeshsunny2063]

BBC never ceases to amaze me. BBC has managed to pepper a story about a wedding (agree with everything that was said about it) with pictures of slums and railway tracks! And to question whether there was love involved in someone else’s (and you don’t know them) wedding …that is a new low

[@radhagnanasambandam7278]

Did the host question about Harry's love for Meghan? I guess not. Reeks of jealousy. Oh BTW Harry wishes he had an arranged marriage

[@nishanthipeiris48]

Has anyone in the West heard of the Circular Flow Model theory ? I mean thanks to this or any wedding in any Asian country the money flows to all corners of the society, specially the working or the poor classes. I feel this criticism coming from the BBC that goes to town blowing up THEIR ROYAL weddings is rather hypocritical. Why is it when Asians do it, all of a sudden the monocle goes on the eye ? Please, at least this is NOT stolen money. It's the hard work of this man and if he wants to spend ,so be it. I feel the wealthy HAVE to spend to keep the cash flow moving and what this family did WILL reverberate to many corners of India. Without criticising it Mr Nikhil Ananda maybe you should do research on how it helped out a nation.

[@adnandhali244]

Agree 100% This must’ve helped a lot of people with jobs and more

[@TheSoLuna2]

10:47 Tell me, dear sir, does UK not have wealth disparity? Why is this even a matter of discussion? If Ambanis can afford to splurge, so be it! Rather than being critical, appreciate the fact that the wedding helped a plethora of indian businesses.

[@rangarajanraghavachari647]

Grow up guys ! Typical British colonial disdain and Nitish shamelessly bringing on the inequality without reason as much Inequality in UK or SFO if u care and care to open your eyes.If South Korea can come up with Cultural products india can do much better with its unmatched marriage and family ecosystem which should have been the focus of discussion. Pl do some basic research before commenting on the groom or couple or Vantara.Besides the opulence this marriage has opened the room for growth of Indian culture and a welcome relief from British monarchy staged dull and dreary stuff.May be the BBC do not want to see the Indian market grow and it's evident from the nature of discussion.

[@prashanthgowda2673]

I was waiting for the BBC to show us Mumbai Slum!?? How did they miss it?!!😂😂

[@major2707]

Forgotten 😁

[@chabridgettumusiime8994]

Our daughter Tisha Prairies Rukundo Mpanga is getting married in December 2024 and you are invited in Kampala city, Uganda, Africa. We are humble family 🌹🙏🏾🙏🏾 💐

[@YS27122]

Amount spent by an avg indian on a wedding: 30-40% of net worth. Amount spent by ambani on the wedding: 0.1% of net worth.

[@prasadbhide2495]

This Nikhil seems to be very unhappy. I don't know whether he is unhappy with the Ambanis or the wedding or the growing power of India overall.

[@khyatikothari4492]

BBC still in shock how someone from India can spend so much money. I have question for western media on why you don’t question your people who spends several thousand dollars every in pubs having drinks and wine. If you sum up this money which goes in drain every week it will 20 times higher than one time amount spend in this wedding. Aren’t you people ashamed throwing away money in pubs on alcohol and drugs when billions of poor people don’t have enough money to buy food ? Don’t talk about morality if you don’t have courage to do documentaries on this

[@pruthirajpradhan1295]

In India wealth inequality is skyrocketing. Inflation and unemployment killing middle class and this govt can't see, hear or feel anything.

[@MaxTheLazyCat]

This wedding shows just how rotten our capitalist system is, most Indians STILL live in poverty or conditions below the average westerner, these displays of wealth should make any sane person a socialist of some sort, horrible wealth inequality, lack of safety regulations, etc. Humanity could be progressing everywhere so fast.

[@HIMANSHU79879]

Go where find solace OK... you need help

[@humanist641]

If you dare earn that much

[@uB39106]

bro how this wedding has anything to do with capitalism. it is their money their wedding they can do anything with it

[@MaxTheLazyCat]

@@uB39106 How do you think they made their money? So unaware.

[@samirandas5508]

Ambanis spent less than 0.5% of their wealth. And they spent the money means the money went to many people. So othres profitted. Isn't it. BUT MARXISTS DONT UNDERSTAND THIS BASIC THING

[@shrutimathur2655]

Did Prince Charles love Diana when they got married???? I agree,don't be cynical lady asking about whether Radhika loves Anant...I think they love each other a lot n their marriage will definitely last longer than most Royal marriages!!

[@projectyogisha4670]

The same could be said for the coronation ceremony in the UK when so many families starve in cities other than London.

[@Goodnews99457]

Never saw Tata or Birla flaunting their wealth in such a wasteful manner. They gave back to make India prosperous.

[@debanjanbiswas6930]

Do you even have an idea how much money Ambanis generate in Indian economy by such massive weddings?

[@j.a.b.3548]

Wow..amazing..the bride is so beautiful…

[@jamesmanulevu6074]

For a second there the wedding was becoming a circus and I thought Nita Ambani wasnt going to let them tie the knot until after she had shown off her entire wardrobe and magnificent jewels. Congratulations to the newlyweds on finally getting there though.

[@danasarokon887]

My insight of the wedding was that everyone is very happy and that includes the Bride & Groom... Every time I see them their BOTH smiling ear to ear. It seems in India that its all about the celebration and to be happy and have a great time, there is nothing wrong with that especially when you can clearly see they are very happy 😊 ❤ I have seen arranged marriages, the bride looks like a deer caught in the headlights and can not stop crying 😢 I even saw a few women pass out, there was none of that even close at their wedding not at all. Congrats to the Happy Couple!! ❤❤🙏🥰

[@san-chil]

Complaining that Kardashian wearing red is inappropriate ???!!!...that she is wearing anything at all.

[@Whoeverwhateverwhenever]

She is surely in love...😂

[@Africaisthefuture-zh8bo]

Maybe she is. Do you know her to say otherwise? No. He didnt marry a middle class woman. Shes rich as hell without him. Indian caste demands that you marry those "in your lane" financially.

[@RearViEwmirror-3]

They knew each other from high school. Above all her family is one of the wealhiest families in India. Amazes me!!

[@harveyspecter111]

​@@Africaisthefuture-zh8bo she can't be. Have you seen her ex?? He's hotter than most Hollywood and bollywood actors.

[@TheGreatVivek7]

⁠@@Africaisthefuture-zh8bowhy do you think it was a sarcastic comment? Maybe there is a part of you that doesn’t think they are in love.

[@TheGreatVivek7]

@@harveyspecter111even if it was a broomstick itself, she would have married it lol

[@rish171981]

As Indian, felt this wedding was PR stunt by Ambanis .. they shud have rather spent on charity..

[@striker44]

They gave charity too while they created more jobs..... it is trickle down economy.

[@gurunaveen2647]

Why charity ? It's their money . You live your life by doing charity, work without salary

[@Spashth]

They really do a lot of charity. It looks bad but have all the right to spend their money as per their wish.

[@deedee7780]

Completely agree!! It was tacky and sad!

[@deedee7780]

@@striker44 "Trickle down economics" is a joke and has been disproven.

[@ccastro19741]

How crazy how much money waste in a wedding in a country where people eats with rats along side

[@madivya208]

For once BBC is showing the wealth rather than poverty of India. Hated always seeing India in the shadows.

[@yiyi9069]

Why do you all care how the ambani spends their money Do people criticize the royal family when they spend million on weddings or other billioners who spend millions on stupid things Why only show how much they spend on their son Why do you guys not show how the fed the poor all throughout the wedding How they sponsored 50 underprivilage couples wedding how much they donated Honestly indians spend half their saving on wedding even if they're from the poor or middle class its their money if you know nothing about the culture dont even speak on it And all these about poor peopl having nothing to eat acting like india is the only place where people are suffering what have the billionars of "your" country doing to help the poor its not ambanis job its the government job

[@vrushalidusane8264]

Dont worry about their love life.they knew each other and decided to marry. And unlike western couples they most probably live with each other for life happily. Divorce rates in India are far more less than western countries.

[@sunny123k]

Low divorce rates could also be an indication of women being financially dependent on their husbands, having no personal autonomy and divorce being a taboo and a subject of social stigma, which is why, in extreme cases, even suicide is preferred to divorce in a failed marriage in such societies. So, due to the social disapproval of divorces, many of them are just stuck in a marriage rather than living happily with their partners.

[@anujanikam988]

Thank you Rahul for defending our culture and tradition ❤

[@wakeupcall8433]

Louis, this is not a wedding, its cooperate party. To do business. You should investigate the drak part happened in this party. Drugs, Prostitute, Abusing, harassments ect... ! His phone company increases price. From there he recovering weeding expenses

[@rahulmaurya259]

While in bbc , I loved this anchor and her approach 😉

[@rm3015]

Simply put it was a circus where every trapeze artist - big or small was invited. Again the famous quote 'money does not bring class' is befitting for Ambanis.

[@natashasharma2457]

What we know about the bride and groom in short, yes they are in LOVE and they dated for a looonggg time before marrying. He wasn’t as fat as he looks now, he’s gained his weight because of health issues - steroids mainly, that was actually cause he had chronic asthma and that steroids were the cure but the side effects was his weight gain. She’s been by his side through out, they’re always on the spotlight but they’ve always been seen away from any dramas. I think it’s a good match.

[@ameliaamemate8745]

Am I the only one who feels uneasy about the host's gloomy look and criticism-inspired questions? I mean what's the BBC's business with a family deciding to celebrate their wedding in style? Is capitalism not the baby of the UK royal family? If our concern is inequality, then we should start with the UK or?

[@lexi6736]

This makes me happy for India

[@carolcamp4828]

I definitely see this couple love each other.

[@msparik]

People dont understand that this was actually a business sumit to attract foreign investment in indian craftsmen ship services etcetc

[@Shiv11167]

Oh really u know lil too much

[@krishnagondhea7428]

Yes it was part of the reason and I think a pact with government.

[@msparik]

@@Shiv11167 u r name is shiv yet ur 3rd eye is not working.....u dont have to know....these are facts...they could have gone for simpler wedding...but they know they are influential and if they arrange this event peole will actually come....they put indian culture on display for world to see...indian cuisine indian textile indian fashion indian jewelry the level of professional services...attraction to vantara...even a blind n deaf can figure this out that this was the biggest business networking opportunity for indian businesses

[@UOjha-k2s]

considering an average Indian spends 25% of it's wealth(don't come to preach, we are happy spending on our weddings rather than 50% on divorce), he spent less than 0.5% of his wealth...um that's kinda nothing

[@arunray2986]

British Royal Wedding and Coronation is telecasted and celebrated all over. When India has its own Royal Wedding the journos looking for criticism, it's so hard for these people to accept the fact that something like this can happen in a third world country and once a British Colony.

[@petervaz765]

Brilliant presentation. A touch of humor in narrating the spectacle helped balance the awareness of depressing levels of poverty and deprivation.

[@namansrivastav2008]

Marriage is all about friends and relatives and celebration of 2 souls but as an Indian myself I can say that this wedding (event) was merely an ostentation of their wealth and more than half of those guests were not even related to them or met for the first time 😂😂. They just teased their fellow Indians by showing all this show off and opulence and to make them feel how Poor and unpreveiliged they are. Interestingly they even raised their tarrifs of their telecom business to it's customers right in the middle of this ugly show off 😂. They dont even participate in charity towards needy people . What a stark contrast between them and Indian Philosophy 😢

[@videndanoor3408]

What kind of question is that, does he love her? Of course he does. He could have married anyone but, he chose her. They are together for a long time. Obviously he does love her. Jealous?

[@kamalghimire4148]

It's India and there will be talk about poverty and weath inequality in India, if there is an extravagant wedding like this. I would say BBC was pragmatic enough to talk about love and joy too. Thats the perfect balance of media coverage.

[@basantabhandari3385]

Congratulations 🎉 ambani family

[@proudbhartiya8005]

It's Better than so called Royal Wedding❤❤

[@UOjha-k2s]

Ummm ... In aunt's wedding, we had like 1000 people on invitation list, so 2000 people came invitation gang.... and there was a village near by our wedding destination... so, idk any of them, but yeah they all came and had a dinner at my aunt's wedding .... that's kind of happens and most of the indians should be chill with it

[@sutats]

Huge congrats to the couple and their families.