Following the star-studded wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Mumbai from July 12 to 14, the Ambani family will be hosting another bash in London. In an apparent response to the backlash across the border to Ambani’s lavish celebrations, Pakistani actor Nauman Ijaz has said that people should stop “criticising” Ambani’s wedding. Read also | ‘The Ambanis don’t need the West’: Indians react to Canadian show’s ad saying the family brought Kim K to the wedding to get more ‘reach’

Naumaan Ijaz defends Ambani’s wedding

In a recent Instagram post, Nauman defended the extravagant wedding festivities and said the Ambanis were spending their money so let them “enjoy” it. He also advised people criticising the Ambanis to pray that one day they become rich enough to have such a wedding. He wrote alongside a picture of himself laughing, “One thing I can’t understand is who are you to criticise the Ambanis’ wedding.”

If you didn’t like it, just ignore it.

He added: “Khushi unki, shadi unki, paisa unka, enjoyment unki, hum itni door baith ke unki happiness aur paisa per criticize ker rahay hain (Their happiness, their wedding, their money, their enjoyment, why should we criticise the Ambanis from afar)… why are you so worried? If you don’t like them (Ambanis) being happy, just ignore them… don’t give opinions… relax guys… pray to Allah beh iss kabil. banaey (Stop commenting and pray that you are rich enough to afford such a wedding).”

Nauman’s comment comes days after Pakistani actor Arsalan Naseer joked about Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s grand wedding and the pre-wedding celebrations that began in March. On Wednesday, Naseer posted on Instagram Stories: “Nowadays, relationships don’t last as long as their wedding ceremonies have lasted…”

More on Ambani’s wedding

Anant, the younger son of businessman Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant, the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant, tied the knot in a grand wedding ceremony at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on July 12. Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Alia Hatt, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor and John Cena were among the celebrities who attended the wedding.

In March, during a three-day pre-wedding celebration in Jamnagar, Rihanna performed for a star-studded list of 1,200 guests. In May, a four-day European cruise through Italy and France included on-deck concerts by the Backstreet Boys and Pitbull, followed by a masquerade ball, where Katy Perry sang. At the recent sangeet night in Mumbai, Canadian singer Justin Bieber sang his hits. The Ambanis are expected to hold another wedding party in London, a source close to the family said according to a July 14 report by India Today.