Millennial influencer, Radhika Merchant is rumoured to be the Ambani clan's to-be-daughter-in-law and is often spotted with the Ambanis. On May 5, 2022, her parents, Virent Merchant and Shaila Merchant along with her future-in-laws, Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani arranged an Arangetram for her who is practising Indian classical dance for a longer period of time. For the uninitiated, Arangetram is a moment when every young classical dancer performs on stage for the first time and showcases their years of hard work learning the dance form.
We spotted Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, their mother, Kokilaben Ambani, Akash Ambani and his wife, Shloka Mehta entering the Grand Theater in the Jio World Centre at BKC for Radhika's Arangetram. Kokilaben opted for a pink-coloured saree adorned with a big beige-coloured border and teamed her look with a matching blouse and a diamond neckpiece! Shloka wore a mauve-hued silk Benarasi saree along with a sheesh patti and oversized earrings. Nita Ambani donned an orange-hued silk saree with floral print on the border and accessorised her look with a satlada haar and matching jhumkis. The men of the Ambani family looked dapper in bandhgala suits. Check out:
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And now, the first glimpses from Radhika's Arangetram surfaced on social media, and we just can't stop gushing over it. Radhika was seen acing her dancing skills, flaunting her best moves and giving her best Bharatnatyam performance. She was seen wearing a green and rose-pink-hued costume. She accessorised her look with traditional jewellery, which included a mathapatti, matching earrings, a two-layered matching neckpiece and green bangles. Check out glimpses of Radhika's mesmerising performance:
As per reports, she started her performance with the Pushpanjali, followed by Ganesh Vandana and the traditional Allaripu. This was followed by the popular bhajan, AchyutamKeshavam set to raga, Ragamalika and telling three stories – of Shabri’s longing for Lord Rama, the dance of Lord Krishna with the gopis and a tale of mother Yashoda and baby Krishna. Radhika then also performed the complicated AstaRasa. Radhika's guruji, Ms BhavanaThakar, who trained the future bahu of Ambanis in Bharatnatyam for over eight years, was also present over there.
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The guruji of the Ambani family was also spotted entering Radhika's Arangetram hosted by the Ambani and the Merchant family. And while he stepped at the event, the two elder brothers of the Ambani family, Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani were also seen touching his feet and getting his blessings. Check out:
A while back, we had stumbled upon the beautiful floral pink invites, which are sent out for Radhika's Arangetram by the Ambani and the Merchant families. The pictures are shared by one of their fan pages on Instagram. On the first page, we could read, "Nita and Mukesh Ambani and Shaila and Viren Merchant are delighted to invite for the Arangetram of Radhika Merchant." On the invite, we could also see the name of Radhika Merchant's beau, Anant Ambani printed on it. Check it out:
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For the unversed, Radhika will be the second Bharatnatyam proponent in the Ambani family after her future mother-in-law, Nita Ambani
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