Canadian pop star Justin Bieber was reportedly paid $10 million to perform at the pre-wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani, the son of Asia’s richest billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant.
Bieber arrived from Los Angeles and was seen at the Mumbai airport on the morning of July 5, dressed in an oversized pink T-shirt and a bucket hat.
Footage of his concert that night in Mumbai, shared on social media, showed him performing his 2015 hit “Sorry” to hundreds of VIP guests, according to the Straits Times.
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| Canadian pop star Justin Bieber with Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in India. Photo from his Instagram |
The 30-year-old singer delighted the private concert attendees with over a dozen other hits, including “Love Yourself” and “Peaches,” AFP reported.
Bieber, with an estimated net worth of $300 million, shared moments from the event on his Instagram page. His posts included a series of photos with the bride and groom-to-be.
In the photos, Bieber is seen smiling backstage in a white tank top, sagging black trousers revealing plaid boxers, and a backward baseball cap while posing with Anant, his fiancée Radhika, and their loved ones.
A video posted by Bieber showed him engaging the audience, including Indian internet personality Orhan Awatramani, who danced along to Bieber’s 2015 hit “Where Are U Now.”
Bieber also shared photos of himself enjoying a limousine ride to the venue, which appeared packed with a few hundred guests. Notable attendees included Bollywood star Salman Khan and former India cricket captain M.S. Dhoni.
After his performance, Bieber returned to the U.S. to be with his model wife Hailey Bieber, 27, who is pregnant with their first child.
The main wedding ceremony between Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant is set for July 12, followed by a grand reception on July 14, according to local media.
Prior to the July wedding, the couple celebrated with two lavish pre-wedding parties: one in India in March and another on a yacht traveling from Palermo, Italy to the South of France at the end of May.
Anant, 28, is the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, who leads the Reliance Industries conglomerate with annual revenues of US$110 billion.
As of July 9, Forbes estimated Mukesh Ambani’s net worth at US$123.7 billion, positioning him as the richest person in Asia and the 11th wealthiest globally.
Radhika, 29, is the daughter of Shri Viren Merchant, CEO of the notable Indian healthcare company Encore Healthcare. Both Anant and Radhika hold degrees from American universities.
