Every few years, a wedding comes along that feels less like a private celebration and more like a cultural event. A wedding that hijacks the algorithm, sends paparazzi sprinting across continents, and turns an entire city into a glowing stage.
This time, the spotlight is on Udaipur, where Jennifer Lopez arrived with her full performance entourage to celebrate the marriage of Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraj.
It was the kind of entrance that instantly told you this was not just another big Indian wedding. It was a blockbuster. And it unfolded across palaces, lake islands, couture-filled halls, and a guest list that blended Bollywood royalty, Silicon Valley success stories, and every star who can command a drone fleet.
But behind the spectacle is a love story shaped by two families, global careers, and an approach to hospitality that makes “big fat Indian wedding” feel almost understated.
The bride, Netra Mantena, grew up in the world of high-powered global business. Her father, Rama Raju Mantena, is the chairman and chief executive of Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, a company with Swiss beginnings and an American global footprint. The family is known for its philanthropy, fashion-world presence, and warm but private lifestyle. Netra embodies that blend. While she rarely speaks publicly, she has become a recognizable figure in social and cultural circles, moving effortlessly between fashion capitals and philanthropic events.
The groom, Vamsi Gadiraju, brings an entirely different kind of star power. A Columbia University graduate and co-founder of the San Francisco tech start-up Superorder, Vamsi is one of those modern entrepreneurs who built something quietly influential. Superorder helps restaurants streamline their deliveries, websites, and online ordering. Investors love it because it solves a real problem, and founders love him because he is the kind of person who knows exactly how to turn a scrappy idea into an industry-standard platform. Forbes profiled the company last year, praising its momentum and strong investor backing.
Together, Netra and Vamsi represent a new generation of global Indian couples who balance heritage with modernity, family legacy with personal ambition, and tradition with a sense of fun that feels very 2025.
It is almost unfair to call this a wedding. It was a citywide festival with events unfolding across Udaipur’s most cinematic landmarks.
Guests floated between the Jagmandir Island Palace, a seventeenth-century marvel set in the middle of Lake Pichola, and the impossibly romantic Taj Lake Palace, which sparkles like a jewel floating on water. These venues are already icons, but for this wedding they were transformed into stages worthy of a global audience.
The celebrations began with a welcome party headlined by DJ Tiesto, setting the tone for the days ahead. It was loud, glittering, and unmistakably international. Then came the sangeet, the lively music night where both families perform for each other.
Except this sangeet featured Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Janhvi Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, and a surprise rap performance from Ranveer Singh, who somehow convinced Donald Trump Jr to dance.
The next day moved into the mehendi, hosted by actress Dia Mirza. Guests were treated to performances by Nora Fatehi, a Cirque du Soleil troupe, and the legendary Madhuri Dixit. It was the kind of lineup that would normally require festival-level ticketing, except here it was simply part of the pre-game.
Then came the night everyone was waiting for.
Jennifer Lopez arrived in Udaipur the way only Jennifer Lopez can. Airport photos showed her waving at paparazzi in an oversized coat and sunglasses, but inside the venues she transformed into full icon mode. Her performance mixed her signature hits, choreography, and theatrical staging that felt straight out of her Vegas residency.
She wore an intricate, couture-level saree designed by Manish Malhotra, paired with statement jewelry that gave her a regal Indian silhouette. Videos revealed her moving confidently across the stage with dancers, vocalists, and a production scale rarely seen at private events. Social media exploded almost instantly.
If that was not enough, Justin Bieber is rumored to be headlining the main wedding night, but JLo’s set has already become the centerpiece of the online conversation.
The Udaipur wedding of Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju has become the cultural moment of the season. It blended heritage with Hollywood, palace architecture with global talent, and the intimacy of family rituals with the energy of a festival. In the middle of it all, Jennifer Lopez delivered a performance that turned a luxurious wedding into a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
This is the kind of wedding that reminds us why Indian celebrations captivate the world. They are emotional, extravagant, deeply symbolic, and unapologetically joyful.
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