Pop star Justin Bieber may have received US$10 million ($13.5 million) for his hour-long performance at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s sangeet (musical party) in Mumbai last week, but Indian netizens feel he wasn’t quite dressed for the part.
The Canadian singer was seen posing with the bride- and groom-to-be in his signature look of a white vest, black baseball cap and black low-waist bicycle shorts, which revealed his blue-and-green striped boxers.
An X user shared the photo and wrote: “Justin Bieber gets US$10 million to flash his underwear at Ambani sangeet. Some people have all the luck.”
Another posted: “Having money doesn’t mean you’re a gentleman,” while another wrote: “Those shorts look like they’re worth Rs50 ($0.80).”
Anant is the youngest son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, while Radhika is the daughter of healthcare tycoons.
The singer reportedly set the stage on fire with his performance at the couple’s event, held at the Jio Convention Centre in Mumbai on Friday night.
Bieber performed his hit songs such as Baby, Peaches, Love Yourself and Sorry at the grand celebration.
He had a lot to live up to. The couple’s first pre-wedding party featured Rihanna, while the second – a cruise across the Mediterranean Sea – saw performances from 90s teen heart-throbs The Backstreet Boys, singer Katy Perry and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.
The 30-year-old posted photographs and videos from his show on Instagram on Saturday night. In one photo, the two-time Grammy winner was all smiles as he posed with Anant and Radhika.
He also shared pictures of his arrival in India, but reportedly did not pose for the paparazzi, who kept requesting for photos from a distance at the airport.
In March, when Rihanna arrived in India for a pre-wedding celebration of Anant and Radhika at Jamnagar, Gujarat, she not only performed on stage but also stayed back for a while to meet and greet the guests. She even danced with actress Janhvi Kapoor on the latter’s popular track Zingaat at the afterparty.
The Ambani pre-wedding celebrations will spill over to this week, with reports suggesting that rapper Drake and singers Adele and Lana Del Rey will be in India to perform at the ceremonies.
Anant and Radhika’s wedding festivities commenced with a Grah Shanti puja (performed by priests to eliminate the ill effects of the planets) on July 8, followed by a celebration in their honour on July 10.
The main wedding ceremony is set for July 12 at Mumbai’s Jio World Convention Centre in Bandra-Kurla Complex, where guests are expected to wear traditional Indian attire.
A Shubh Aashirwad (blessings from elders) ceremony will follow on July 13 with an Indian formal dress code. The grand wedding reception, themed as Indian chic, will be hosted by the couple on July 14.
