Rihanna mispronounces Radhika Merchant’s name in Jamnagar show, dances with Ambani family on stage. Watch videos from pre-wedding festivities

Rihanna was the star of the evening as she gave her first ever performance in India at the pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar.

Rihanna performed at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding bash. (Photo: @gabgonebad/ X, Varinder Chawla)

The pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and his Radhika Merchant began on Friday, and many Bollywood celebrities, including Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, and several others made their presence felt. But it was international pop star Rihanna who stole the show with her first ever performance in India.

Rihanna energised the atmosphere with her performance, enticing everyone to dance along to her chart-topping hits. The audience at the event was thrilled as Rihanna graced the stage and treated the crowd to a medley of her greatest hits, including ‘Pour it Up’, ‘Wild Things’, and ‘Diamonds’, among others. Radiant in a neon-green glittering dress, Rihanna beamed with joy as she extended warm wishes to the couple but actually mispronounced Radhika’s name and netizens were quick to point it out on social media.

Rihanna started her show by saying, “Good evening everyone. It is my honour to be here tonight. I have never been to India. And thanks to the Ambani family, I am here tonight. Anant and Radiki (Radhika), thank you for having me here. God bless your union. I wish you all the best. Congratulations. How many of you believe in love?”

WATCH | Rihanna’s performance videos from Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding celebrations

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The Ambani family, including Mukesh, Nita, Shloka, Isha, Akash and soon-to-be married couple Anant-Radhika joined Rihanna on stage. The family was all smiles as they danced with Rihanna.

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Rihanna was spotted at the airport on Saturday morning. The singer bid adieu to India and also interacted with the photographers stationed outside. “The show was best,” said Rihanna before heading towards the airport. The singer also posed with the photographers and the security personnel.

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While speaking about the grand celebrations in Jamnagar, Anant’s mother Nita Ambani said, “I wanted the celebrations to be a tribute to our arts and culture and a reflection of our heritage and culture created by the hands, hearts and hard work of our talented creative minds.”

Anant and Radhika will be tying the knot in July in Mumbai. The pre-wedding festivities will take place between March 1 and March 3. Anant Ambani is the younger son of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) CMD Mukesh Ambani. Radhika Merchant is the younger daughter of Viren Merchant, CEO of Encore Healthcare. Anant serves as a director on the boards of RIL and Jio Platforms Ltd among some other group firms.

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