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Indian millionaire splashes record £14million on son's wedding

There was dancing, food, music and performances to keep the guests entertained throughout the three-day event

Entertainment Desk November 28, 2015

There was dancing, food, music and performances to keep the guests entertained throughout the three-day event. PHOTO: DAILYMAIL

Dubai-based Indian millionaire Yogesh Mehta has just spent a whooping £14million on his son Rohan Mehta’s wedding in Florence, Italy.

Yogesh, also called Yogi, took to Twitter to break the news last week:

Our son Rohan will marry his sweetheart Roshni on 27 November 2015 in Florence,Italy. A magical RORO wedding ! pic.twitter.com/b4ksESrVbS
— Yogesh (YOGI ) Mehta (@yogimehta) November 23, 2015

RORO wedding 27 Nov'15. Florence. Italy. Happy days ! pic.twitter.com/X9TUG1ipIk
— Yogesh (YOGI ) Mehta (@yogimehta) November 23, 2015

A grand wedding or a happy marriage, what’s more important?

Rohan Mehta reportedly married Roshni — a London-raised owner of a fashion company — in the company of over 500 guests in a lavish ceremony.

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Rohan is the only son of Yogesh Mehta, owner of Petrochem — a Dubai-based chemical distributing company he founded in 1995. After setting up his business in the Middle East, he has reportedly amassed a sum of $623million.

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According to Daily Mail, the three-day wedding kick started on Wednesday with guests flown to Italy from all parts of the world. The entrepreneur made sure his guests stayed at some of Florence’s top hotels.

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There was dancing, food, music and performances to keep the guests entertained throughout the three-day event.

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Like any traditional Indian bride, Roshni showed off an intricate henna design on her hands.

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The bride arrived at the event holding hands of the young flower girls.

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Friends and family members wore elaborate clothing to fit the occasion.

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Celebrations were planned to have the groom arrive on an elephant but the city's council objected to the idea citing health and safety issues and animal welfare concerns.

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But that didn't cause any hindrance to the festivities. The groom arrived atop his friends' shoulders amid a sea of pink turbans.

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The excited father even tweeted pictures of the bride and groom on their wedding day:

@AngusM1966 pic.twitter.com/4M4IVwq86J
— Yogesh (YOGI ) Mehta (@yogimehta) November 27, 2015

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— Yogesh (YOGI ) Mehta (@yogimehta) November 27, 2015

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Talk about going all out! The only thing missing were 'pure diamond rings' distributed to the guests.

COMMENTS (67)

Ashish | 8 years ago | Reply @Anon: I guess you don't understand the difference between million and billion.(Pak's defence budget is around £5bn).

KhanSahab | 8 years ago | Reply You all who are opposing this wedding expenses, write all the posts relating to hunger and poverty to your own govts. On their websites, on their Facebook and Twitter accounts. It's not his duty to do it. He worked for himself and his family, and who knows he might have or helping poor too, some does help behind the scences. Edhi foundation is running on donations from rich people not govts. Congrats him instead rather whinning.

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Khan | 8 years ago | Reply extravagance doesn't go well with local Europeans who are living in times of austerity. Bug despite the bad impression it leaves on locals, it does look quite incredible!

VINOD | 8 years ago | Reply @prof dr t m saratchandraprasad: You are a doctor and a professor and you talk about "thrill like working and serving the poor and needy in my own little way" Firstly, dear doctor saheb I am surprised that you get a THRILL in serving poor. Is it sport or adventure for you? Secondly Sir, where is your humility and dedication when you chest beat that "I am legal heir to tharamel achutha panicker from one of the oldest caste hindu families of kerala,my ancestors have made enough for 3 generations." How proudly you trumpet your upper caste and heritage and wealth. With this much to flaunt what are you doing in a shanty town like Shahjahanpur UP. Could you Sir, not find any poor any where around in Kerala?

Obama | 8 years ago | Reply Wallahh!! that's the reason why people still sleep on footpaths in India.

syed & syed | 8 years ago | Reply There are many memorable marriages where huge amounts were spent. Example Mirza Aslam Baig Mehdi, Safdar with Shareefs. There is a long list. Income vise Pakistani spends more

Elli | 8 years ago | Reply @ Allah Hafiz.. he could have instead spend some of his fortunes in India to get India's unprivileged out of extreme poverty ...

indrapal vansia | 8 years ago | Reply @PakistaniGirls: you are the only smart person in Pakistan.

prof dr t m saratchandraprasad | 8 years ago | Reply roshni looks smart but not mr Mehta or his son,they cannot settle in Dubai so start with a splurge on a Europe based wedding and then buy a European passport,contrary to belief Europe is still not very vegetarian friendly,vegans like Mehta will have to scrip and save eating home cooked food for the rest of their lives as they will be living Dubai shortly still money wasted,ask him to come and see the ground reality in u p especially western,i probably hold real assets than probably mr Mehta can imagine ,I am legal heir to tharamel achutha panicker from one of the oldest caste hindu families of kerala,my ancestors have made enough for 3 generations but there is no thrill like working and serving the poor and needy in my own little way all my knowledge and expertise is devoted to varunarjuntrust medical college and hospital banthra shahjahanpur u p as consultant physician/cardiologist

Coweatingbungi | 8 years ago | Reply The dad should have spent this money on his son's plastic surgery. What a big mouth the lad has got.

VINOD | 8 years ago | Reply @sssj: Denial / conspiracy / doubts is the state and private policy of Pakistan.

VINOD | 8 years ago | Reply @syed & syed: We just keep repeating the parroted word 'Waste of Money - waste of money' Have you ever thought that this huge amount comes out from the coffers of the wealthy man and goes amongst hundreds of common people like cab drivers, waiters, caterers and all people attached with arrangement and conduct. So what is the waste it is money coming under circulation Sir.

Asif | 8 years ago | Reply 75 Coror INR!!! 75,000 Toilets could be Built with that amount.

Sandip | 8 years ago | Reply @stevenson: Just a small reminder. The people who caused the financial crisis of 2007-08 got huge bonuses when a large number of the main street had their lives wrecked. Doesn't that mean that there is something wrong with the US as well?

J.A.G | 8 years ago | Reply Nothing wrong with the groom, he looks manly and smart, his bride is good looking and attractive. Nice couple and congratulation to them and their families.

sssj | 8 years ago | Reply Its hard to imagine spending that kind of bucks when all I see is parathas for food perhaps the currency was turkish liras...I believe a million for a dollar should be about right.

Asok | 8 years ago | Reply Good for him. Money does more good in the world when it is spent rather than lie dormant in the bank.

syed & syed | 8 years ago | Reply Ther are two things "living good" and Good living" what this waste of money will bring will be seen.Certainly the father appears to be insane and showeeee

Zahid | 8 years ago | Reply The girl would probably not have agreed for anything less than 13m. Not a matched couple but shadi mubarak. When you show off wealth this way in a poor country there is a khumiada to be paid.

Rex Minor | 8 years ago | Reply Any special reason for choosing the florentine city as the venue for marriage, and the missing hindutwa stamp on the brides forehead? Rex Minor

Besharam Khan | 8 years ago | Reply @Vinod true ignorance is not lack of knowledge but the refusal to acquire it!

Treth hurta | 8 years ago | Reply @Sid97: @Vicky: The number of so -called middle class is miniscule compared to the population of entire India,for the American companies stll the number of 200-250 million is much more as a market that they can get in their home country, thats why all are tring to get access to Indian market. And by the way with wealth comes social reponsibility, at least in America, where many billionares have pledged to donate their wealth to charity, the money showcased by this man in this case would definitely been better spent if donated or started in some charity schemes in India whre the records say the poor numbers now exceed America...

VINOD | 8 years ago | Reply @Besharam Khan: Which town? Oh, may be home town. Here we are talking about world stage.And what damage you are talking about?????

Sid97 | 8 years ago | Reply All the jokers who are cribbing about this guy spending his 15 million pound in wedding....can you tell how many poor people have you feed till this date ? Has anyone here high and mighty commenting about feeding hungry people ever saved a penny from their own wedding and fed any poor ? Learn to hide your jealousy.

Besharam Khan | 8 years ago | Reply @Vinod we do more damage without spending millions. Even after decades Shoaib Malik, Zaheer Abbas and Mohsin Khan marriages remain talk of the town

VINOD | 8 years ago | Reply @Besharam Khan: I agree. The entire news is wrong in fact the marriage has been financed by some Pakistani who does not desire any publicity.

CHRIS | 8 years ago | Reply @Raisani: AND WE KNOW WHY PAKISTAN IS A TERRORIST COUNTRY

Sharath Chandra | 8 years ago | Reply Hope Pakistan will not go after him seeking financial aid.

YAs | 8 years ago | Reply Millons spent and used steel chairs for guests (as shown in first pic). On top it proves, class and fashion are two different things, you can buy fashion but not class :)

Asad | 8 years ago | Reply why do all the bad looking guys end up with nicer looking girls ..

yummy | 8 years ago | Reply @zafar iqbal..., this is why pak celebrities line up to attend page3 parties in India to find work opportunity

KEVIN MATHEW | 8 years ago | Reply you have to note the marriage function of Mr. Ravi Pillai Daughter marriage last week in the state of Kerala : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrATIDkJ8No

optimist | 8 years ago | Reply He can do what he likes with his own money. . By the way, money cannot buy you class!!

echoboom | 8 years ago | Reply hindia has no sense of aesthetics and culture...what else one can expect from a nation of slum dwellers and poverty...ET should avoid giving space to such low class trash .

PoorIndian | 8 years ago | Reply @Hameed: Yes Dubai (UAE) : A Muslim Country/Emirate

ExIndian | 8 years ago | Reply I thought this guy has already forsaken his Indian nationality for a foriegn one? No? Must be cause he don`t want to pay taxes in the US or Australia. Still its a good thing he decide to celebrate outside India otherwise this grandeur event might have been marred by the real Indians, who are the true face of India, the very Indians whose tax money goes to corruption.

PoorIndia | 8 years ago | Reply Businessmen like these are robbing Indian people and spending their wealth on sham weddings like these outside India, what a shame. My heart goes out to 50% of Indian population without toilet access.

RespectDalits | 8 years ago | Reply Its shocking how brahmins celebrate their weddings out of India when Dalits in India have to beg and get humiliated for their food. Moment of silence for India

Wilson | 8 years ago | Reply @Rohit: couldn`t stop myself from laughing at these self proclaimed claims "people from hollywood come to India to celebrate their wedding". Why you guys are in self obsession with yourself? That you can go to any extent to make absolutely moronic claims?

Besharam Khan | 8 years ago | Reply @hzr i have read it first on Khaleej times dear. I am also living in the same city Mr. Yogish live and I know its a tax haven. Everyone can easily claim big figures because no tax authorities are after you and incomes are not scrutinized like other countries. I wish he would have claimed the same if he was living in some western country. There is no celebrity invited to entertain the guests while to save the money groom and bride are dancing themselves and entertaining the crowd. He had the option of arranging it in Burj Arab (world's only 7 star hotel) but he went for much cheaper option in italy. Yo Yo Honey wears more jewelry than what bride is wearing in the pics so do let me know how and where this 45 million USD is spent??? My sympathies are with you if you believe everything mentioned on the internet

Dean | 8 years ago | Reply I have always considered flaunting of wealth as obscene. Some people have no taste whatsoever.

Hameed | 8 years ago | Reply This Hindu guy is so successful in Dubai; this must mean there is no intolerance in Dubai. Referring to Amair Khan's issue in India.

HBK | 8 years ago | Reply @Zafar Iqbal....oh this why pak artists, celebrities, cricketers keep coming to attend big parties in India

Anon | 8 years ago | Reply 19 million pound !!! Whoa ..it's a three times bigger amount of annual pak defense budget

Anon | 8 years ago | Reply 14 million pound !!! Whoa ..it's a three times bigger amount of annual pak defense budget

Rohit | 8 years ago | Reply @zafar iqbal....perhaps you never saw grand weddings in India, anyway people from Hollywood, big international tycoons specially come to India to celebrate their wedding in grand style...India is hub of grand events n parties, just google your so many pak cricketers, celebrities are often seen in Bombay parties

hzr | 8 years ago | Reply @Besharam Khan: Read Italian and British papers on the wedding to get a true picture.The fact remains that there is nos reason to splash so much money even if one has it.

Vicky | 8 years ago | Reply @Wilson... What state govt affair has to do with someone's pvt ceremony? ....a private individual can spend his wealth as he wish.... and yes India has poor people but it has fastest growing middle class people and rapidly increasing numbers of millionaires billionaires...many small n big Indian businessman comes in Forbes n other reputed wealth list.....but i never saw anyone from pak in that list

Sam | 8 years ago | Reply A private businessman can use his hard earned money for special moments...what's wrong in it?

Poverty | 8 years ago | Reply I wonder how 20% of Indians who live below poverty line will look at such event?

Salam | 8 years ago | Reply @Allah Hafiz: at this point in time we need to remind you guys of 3 things 1) Remember Abdul Sattar Edhi who recently turned down a donation by Indian terrorist PM Modi. 2) Almost 50% of Indian population doesn`t have access to toilets. 3) Around 20% of Indian population lives below poverty line. Why didn`t this guy consider India for the wedding? Oh the answer is quite obvious just look above

Walsh | 8 years ago | Reply @Allah Hafiz: You do realize that he didn`t even organized the wedding in India? Ironic

Wilson | 8 years ago | Reply In the meantime 20% of Indian population live BELOW poverty line, just pathetic state of affairs.

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply Now i know why India is a poor country.

stevenson | 8 years ago | Reply @Deepak: The obvious things don't need to be said.Don't you find it disturbing to think that over 800 million people in India don't have access to clean water and go to the bathroom in the open. All the while some guy like this Indian businessman wants to go to Italy and flaunt his wealth? Something is wrong in Indian society when such thinking exists. No shame.

Ch. Allah Daad | 8 years ago | Reply Mittal holds the record who spent 500 million dollars on his daughter's wedding. Many Indian super stars including SRK and Akshay Kumar danced in that wedding.

optimist | 8 years ago | Reply Shouldn't be news. It is his own money. . I agree that the wedding looked out of its place in Florence. It would have been good to see this happening in, say, Rajasthan.

Zafar Iqbal | 8 years ago | Reply One comment was "why the wedding was organized in Florence, not in India?" There is a simple reason - In India there will be hundreds of people outside wedding venue hoping to get few crumbs of thrown away food. And this will remind hosts and guests that how many millions of Indian are sacrificed to make a few people "privileged" to waste. A small fraction of 14 million Pounds (1,400,000,000 Indian Rupees) would have fed thousands of hungry fellow Indians.

sharad | 8 years ago | Reply And soon we must forget this ignorant rich. He is trying to make others jealous and will probably also enjoy a divorce event soon as did lakshmi Mittal for his daughter. Some who offered a low cost house to poor footpath dwellers will be remembered for their generosity for ever.

PakistaniGirls | 8 years ago | Reply I wish I was Mrs young mehta,,, Lots of money... !!

Acorn Guts | 8 years ago | Reply @Deepak: So caring for the unfortunate is now considered trolling?

wiserneighbour | 8 years ago | Reply another business man conducted a wedding in kerala spending 65 crore rupees (10 crore charity) if the spend this much in India,it will provide business and employment for the local population.

Deepak | 8 years ago | Reply After reading this article, I am waiting for those trolls which love to remind India the percentage of people below poverty & number of people who defecate in open. ( Personally I do not support unnecessary money on marriage but I can not poke nose too. )

Allah Hafiz | 8 years ago | Reply He could have given aid to pakistan at low cost of interest instead....

Sameer | 8 years ago | Reply So what's the big deal? It's his money n his life...... Everyone wants to make larger than life event on their life's memorable moments

Why? | 8 years ago | Reply Why host a wedding in Florence when you're going to display Indian decor, wear Indian dresses, eat Indian food and listen to Indian music. I see no reason why it couldn't have been held in India (would have been better and more authentic too), except to stroke Mr. Mehta’s own ego.

Besharam Khan | 8 years ago | Reply either the figures are exaggerated or maybe he spent 13.5 million on jewelry and remaining half million on remaining arrangements.

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