Press Enter to search
New Delhi: Netra Mantena and Vanshi Gadiraju’s wedding in Udaipur on November 23 became the talk of the country. Two well-known families came together, and the celebrations looked straight out of a royal diary. Ram Raju Mantena, whose wealth runs into hundreds of crores, and Venkat Gadiraju, a senior name at Google Cloud, didn’t hold back when it came to giving their children a spectacular celebration. By the time the events wrapped up, everyone agreed the spending could easily sit somewhere between 50 and 100 crore.
How Grand Was the Haldi Ceremony at Taj Lake Palace?
The haldi took place at Taj Lake Palace, floating on Lake Pichola. Just booking the venue cost around 3.5 crore, and that didn’t include taxes. Food alone turned into a luxury experience: lunch for nearly nine thousand a plate, high tea for thirty-five hundred, and dinner for twelve thousand. Guests stayed in the palace suites and rooms priced from fifty thousand to one lakh per night. Another forty lakh went into décor and set-up.
Madhuri Dixit, Nora Fatehi and Dia Mirza performed during the function, each charging anywhere from the mid-twenties to a full crore. The whole scene felt more like a film set than a wedding ritual.
The main ceremony took place at Jagmandir Island Palace, surrounded by the Aravallis and the lake. Booking the venue itself cost around seventy-five to ninety lakh. Rooms for nearly two hundred guests added about thirty lakh, and food came to around twelve lakh.
The moment everyone remembers, though, was Jennifer Lopez taking the stage. Her private concert reportedly cost around fifteen to seventeen crore. Sukhbir Singh also performed, charging about twenty-five lakh.
The reception at Leela Palace kept the momentum going. The venue cost roughly ten lakh, and meals were priced at six thousand per person. Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Varun Dhawan performed for the guests. Ranveer and Shahid together charged around three to four crore, while the others were paid in the one-to-two crore range. Karan Johar and Sophie Choudry hosted the evening and kept the energy high.
As soon as the clips and photos surfaced online, social media exploded with reactions. Many users said they hadn’t seen a wedding this grand in a long time. Jennifer Lopez singing for a private audience and Ranveer’s high-energy performance became the highlight for most people, who felt the event set a fresh benchmark for celebrity weddings.
A lot of viewers also started pairing Netra and Vanshi as a possible “next-gen power couple.” And if one thing was clear from the chatter, it was that Udaipur’s charm and royalty once again stole the spotlight, reminding everyone why the city stays at the top of luxury wedding lists.