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Akash Ambani to tie the knot with diamantair­e Russell Mehta’s daughter?

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Is Shloka Mehta, the youngest daughter of diamantair­e Russell Mehta, the girl Akash Ambani, the son of India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, slated to marry atera this year? The answer is yes, if people familiara with the matter are to be believed. While he two families have refused to comment on he wedding, these people say an announceme­nt of the engagement could be made in the next few weeks, with the wedding being planned for early December. Akash, 27, is the eldest son of India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, and Shloka is the daughter of Russell Mehta, who heads Rosy Blue Diamonds. The Ambanis and Mehtas know each other well and even Akash and Shloka studied together at the Dhirubhai Ambani Internatio­nal School.

While emails and reminders sent to spokespers­ons of the Ambani family and Reliance Industries remained unanswered, a person close to the family said, “No dates of either the wedding or engagement of Akash Ambani have been finalised. As and when any good news is to be shared, the family will be delighted to share with everyone.” This person discounted talk of March 24 being set as the engagement date.

Emails sent to a Rosy Blue spokespers­on too remained unanswered.

Akash and his twin sister Isha are the eldest of the three children of Mukesh and Nita Ambani. He is on the board of Reliance Jio, the group’s fast growing telecom venture.

Shloka, who after finishing schooling at Dhirubhai Ambani Internatio­nal School in 2009 went on to study Anthropolo­gy at Princeton University and masters in Law at The London School of Economics and Political Science, is a director on Rosy Blue Foundation since July 2014. She is also a co-founder of Connect For, which matches volunteers with NGOs that need them. She is youngest of the three children of Russell and Mona Mehta.

AKASH, 27, IS THE ELDEST SON OF INDIA’S RICHEST MAN MUKESH AMBANI, AND SHLOKA MEHTA IS THE DAUGHTER OF RUSSELL MEHTA, WHO HEADS ROSY BLUE DIAMONDS.

 ?? PHOTO: ANSHUMAN POYREKAR//HT ?? (From left) Akash Ambani with his parents Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani
PHOTO: ANSHUMAN POYREKAR//HT (From left) Akash Ambani with his parents Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani
 ?? PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/DOLLY.JAIN ?? Shloka Mehta
PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/DOLLY.JAIN Shloka Mehta

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