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India's mega-wedding: Party like a billionaire

How Asia's richest man celebrated his son's marriage.

Asia鈥檚 richest man, Mukesh Ambani, celebrated his son鈥檚 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.

Lucy Hockings speaks to 91热爆 Business presenter Rahul Tandon and 91热爆 India Business correspondent Nikhil Inamdar about the celebration of the century, and what this lavish party says about India鈥檚 ultra-rich.

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This episode was made by Peter Goffin, Richard Moran and Eleanor Sly. The technical producers were Jack Graysmark and Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Richard Fenton-Smith.

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