00:00 The youngest son of Asia's richest man is getting married and guests like Bill Gates, Rihanna, Bob Iger, and Mark Zuckerberg are all headed to India for pre-wedding celebrations.
00:08 The party will include performances from Rihanna and David Blaine and will have about 500 different food dishes.
00:13 The extravagant event for Anant Ambani not only shows the luxury of Indian weddings, but also underscores the Ambani family's growing influence over the country's economy.
00:21 Mukesh Ambani is the CEO of Reliance Industries, a $262 billion oil-to-telecoms conglomerate.
00:27 And a lot of the guests attending this event have invested in his company.
00:30 Mark Zuckerberg bought 10% of Reliance's digital assets for $5.7 billion.
00:35 Disney CEO Bob Iger just announced a merger of his company's Indian media business with Reliance to create a sector valued at $8.5 billion.
00:43 And Google CEO Sundar Pichai bought a 7.7% stake in Reliance's digital unit.
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