Local residents and office workers say they are annoyed with the inconvenience of it all, saying the couple has chosen to hold their celebration in the busy, most densely populated area of the city.
“I am annoyed. This is not a good sight to watch. I don’t look towards the building because it looks more like a corporate event than an Indian wedding. There is nothing Indian about it,” said Sanjay Biswas, who has been working for over two weeks decorating the Jio World Centre for the wedding.
“It’s a shame that Ambanis are wasting such huge money on the wedding. It’s the money of poor Indians who are being charged by Jio Telecom heavily,” Mr Biswas told the Daily Telegraph.
“Ambanis are not leaving behind a good message for the people of India where thousands are dying of hunger and living under open sky, in these rains,” he said. “I am giving up Jio telecom services,” he said.
Traffic restrictions
Mumbai traffic authorities have imposed traffic restrictions for four days from July 12 around the wedding centre, which is located at the Bandra Kurla Complex – home to India’s regulator, its biggest stock exchange and thousands of small and big corporate offices.
Mumbai Traffic Police wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that all roads near the wedding venue will be open only for “event vehicles” between 1pm and midnight July 12-15.
An angry reply read: “This is nonsense. How can you inconvenience people and stop people from coming to the office for a private event?? Why not have the event after office hours?? The Mumbai traffic is already in a mess.”