Anant Ambani turned 31 on Wednesday. The billionaire heir celebrated the milestone at his family’s sprawling Vantara wildlife sanctuary in Jamnagar. And the internet immediately noticed. A video of his wife, Radhika Merchant, affectionately kissing him on the cheek as guests threw flower petals quickly went viral across social media.
The couple ditched heavy couture for the event. Radhika wore a simple, bright orange suit featuring a plain kurta and matching dupatta. Anant showed up in a casual blue polo shirt and his signature beard.
But the guest list was anything but casual.
Bollywood’s biggest names flew into Gujarat for the party. Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Ananya Panday, Kajol, and the Mumbai Indians cricket roster all attended the massive gathering. Salman Khan even posted a public dedication to Anant online. He called him a younger brother, according to reports tracking the celebrity arrivals.
Megastar Salman Khan In Jamnagar For Younger Brother Anant Ambani Birthday.#salmankhan #salman #anantambani #gujarat pic.twitter.com/2ReB3fCJse
— Salman’s Commando 🇮🇳 (@SalMansCommando) April 9, 2026
The party actually started two days earlier. Guests attended a live Sufi musical night on April 8 featuring AR Rahman and Mohit Chauhan. Ranveer Singh also put on an energetic live performance for the crowd.
Philanthropy took up a massive portion of the schedule before the music started. Anant fed ‘chhappan bhog’ to over 100,000 cows for his pre-birthday ‘Gau Seva’ ritual. He also arranged 3,000 kg of fruits for elephants in Jaipur.
The Ambani family funded widespread charitable donations from Mumbai to Gujarat, as detailed in Aaj Tak’s extensive coverage of the birthday.
This level of excess continues to dominate the Indian entertainment news cycle.
How Jamnagar Replaced Mumbai as the Ambani Family’s Ultimate Megavenue
The Ambani family has permanently shifted their center of gravity away from Mumbai. By hosting this 31st birthday at the Vantara sanctuary, they reinforced Jamnagar as their premier global venue. This directly mirrors the international spectacle of Anant and Radhika’s pre-wedding events in early 2024. They are successfully turning a private wildlife rescue center into a high-security, ultra-exclusive hub for India’s absolute elite, proving they no longer need to rely on traditional metropolitan venues to host the world’s biggest stars.