Every few years, the world watches a wedding so extravagant that it briefly resets the definition of luxury. The Ambani celebrations held the crown for a while, but a new contender has stepped into the spotlight.
Billionaire pharma heiress Netra Mantena and tech founder Vamsi Gadiraju are currently hosting a wedding in Udaipur that feels like a crossover between the Met Gala, a private Coachella lineup, and a summit of global power players.
The City of Lakes has transformed into a real-life movie set as celebrities fly in on private jets, security teams sweep entire palaces, and social media turns into a 24-hour livestream of performances, designer outfits, and jaw-dropping spectacles. With Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Bollywood headliners, Donald Trump Jr, and Cirque du Soleil all in attendance, the Mantena wedding has become the most talked-about event of the year.
Here is a full breakdown of the celebration taking over Udaipur.
Netra Mantena grew up surrounded by her family’s massive pharmaceutical empire. Her father, Rama Raju Mantena, built Ingenus Pharmaceuticals from Florida into a global force, with operations across the United States, Europe, and India. His reputation as a quiet magnate with enormous spending power makes the current wedding extravaganza feel like a natural extension of the world he has created. People still talk about his donation of a 28-kilogram garland made of 1008 gold coins to the Tirumala Tirupati temple, and that same generosity is written all over this celebration.
The groom, Vamsi Gadiraju, brings his own empire to the table. As the co-founder and CTO of Superorder, a platform powering restaurant delivery operations, he has built a company valued in the tens of millions. Forbes named him to the 30 Under 30 list in 2024, and the speed of his rise matches the scale of this wedding. Together, Netra and Vamsi represent the new face of India’s global elite.
Udaipur has hosted grand weddings before, but few have shifted the rhythm of the entire city the way this one has. The celebrations are unfolding across The Leela Palace, Zenana Mahal, Manek Chowk, and the iconic Jag Mandir Palace perched in the middle of Lake Pichola.
Security teams arrived days in advance. Entire routes have been cleared of stray animals. Hotels are locked down. And every hour brings a fresh viral video of private convoys arriving at the dock, ready to board boats to the island venues.
It feels less like a wedding weekend and more like a royal festival with Hollywood VIPs.
The sangeet is normally the fun, chaotic pre-wedding party, but Netra and Vamsi’s version looked like a full-scale award show. Ranveer Singh arrived with the energy of ten headliners and unleashed performances that pulled Donald Trump Jr onto the dance floor. Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Janhvi Kapoor, Nora Fatehi, and Jacqueline Fernandez all followed, turning the palace courtyard into a Bollywood block party.
Karan Johar eventually took the mic, sliding into host mode and giving the crowd a live version of the candid, chaotic conversations he is famous for. It was part performance, part talk show, part pop-culture fever dream.
By the end of the night, the sangeet had become a trending topic in multiple countries.
The Hollywood Moment
Videos from Udaipur airport captured the exact moment Jennifer Lopez stepped onto the tarmac, greeted by stunned fans and security personnel who looked equally starstruck. She headed straight into rehearsals for a performance insiders are calling one of her “most intimate and high-budget private gigs.”
And then came the whispers. Justin Bieber was reportedly en route. The internet went haywire. Fans started refreshing flight trackers. Bollywood actors posted cryptic reaction emojis. It felt like 2010s pop culture was resurrecting itself inside a Rajasthani palace.
If Bieber performs, this wedding officially enters pop-culture history.
Comparisons to the Ambani festivities started early and have only intensified. The guest list checks every category of influence: politicians, industry leaders, Hollywood and Bollywood stars, International DJs, and a lineup of global icons that reads like a Forbes summit blended with a Spotify Festival playlist.
Black Coffee joined the entertainment roster. Cirque du Soleil created a performance titled “Cirque du Mehndi” exclusively for the wedding. And Donald Trump Jr arrived as a Special Guest, staying in a suite priced at roughly one million rupees a night.
As the ceremonies continue across palaces and lake islands, Udaipur has become the glamorous epicenter of the world. Every glimpse online feels surreal, every performance tops the last, and every new celebrity arrival turns the celebration into a global headline.
Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju have redefined what a modern billionaire wedding looks like, and we are all watching it unfold in real time.
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