Radhika Merchant

Introduction

Radhika Merchant is the daughter of Viren Merchant, who serves as a non-executive director of ADF Foods Ltd. and as CEO and Vice Chairman of Anchor Healthcare Private Ltd.

She remained unknown until the news of her engagement to Mukesh Ambani's younger son, Anant Ambani, leaked in the media.

Early Life, Birth & Family

Radhika Merchant was born on December 18, 1994. She is the daughter of Shaila Merchant and business tycoon Viren Merchant. Viren Merchant is one of India's wealthiest businessmen and the CEO of Encore Healthcare, which is a privately held pharmaceutical manufacturing company. Anjali Merchant is her younger sister. Aside from that, her mother and sister are both employed by her father's family business. Merchant is from Gujarat's Kutch district and attended two distinct schools in Mumbai - Cathedral and John Connon School and École Mondiale World School. She attended BD Somani International School for her higher secondary studies after finishing her schooling in 2009. After completing her schooling, she moved to New York City for further studies. She gained a bachelor's degree in politics and economics from New York University. She later returned to Mumbai in 2017. She is also trained in classical dance.

Physical Attributes

She stands 5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm tall and weighs around 55 kg. Her eyes and hair are black.

Would-be Husband

She is the Ambani family's future daughter-in-law. It was previously reported that Radhika Merchant was going to marry Mukesh Ambani's youngest son, Anant Ambani. Anant and Radhika are considered to be fairly close and have been friends for a long time.

The couple had an intimate Roka Ceremony on December 29, 2022, in Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant got engaged on January 19, 2023, at the Ambani house in Mumbai during a Gol Dhana ceremony.

Career

She completed her degree and worked as a corporate strategy consultant at Cedar Consultants in Mumbai from June 2016 to August 2016. Initially, she worked for the firms 'Desai & Dewanji' and 'India First.' Later, Radhika Merchant joined Isprava Group, which is a luxury vacation house designer, as a sales manager in 2017. She was excited to work in a position where she could make a major contribution. Nadir Godrej, Anand Piramal, and the Burman family of Dabur, India, support Isprava. Isprava creates luxury residences and villas, as well as redesigning the concept of a countryside vacation resort.

Radhika afterward joined her family's business. She also works for an NGO that provides volunteers in the form of donations and labor. She has also participated in CSR initiatives for her father's company because she is very interested in social work. She is on the verge of a brilliant career in the business world. She now serves on the board of directors of Encore Healthcare.

Net Worth

Radhika Merchant's net worth is estimated to be between Rs 8 crore and Rs 10 crore, according to DNA. Her family company, Encore Healthcare, provides the majority of her income. Her father, Viren Merchant, has a net worth of Rs 755 crore, according to Times Now. He is not only the CEO of Encore Healthcare but also Encore Natural Polymers, Encore Polyfrac Products, Encore Business Centre, Saidarshan Business Centres, and ZYG Pharma.

Meanwhile, Radhika's father-in-law is the second-richest person in India. According to Forbes, Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries, has a net worth of more than Rs 7 lakh crore. Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani's youngest son and Radhika's fiancée, is a director of Jio Platforms and Reliance New Energy Solar, as well as a co-owner of the Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians.

Expensive Things Owned By Radhika Merchant

• Radhika Merchant comes from one of India's wealthiest families and is marrying into the country's second-richest family. She leads a lavish lifestyle and has a wide range of high-end items like luxury bags, shoes, and clothing. Hermes is Radhika's favorite bag Brand.
• Radhika Merchant wore a rani pink suit decorated with a gota patti work for the Roka ceremony and a fuchsia pink Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla lehenga for the mehendi.
• Merchant was photographed wearing a Judith Leiber clutch worth about Rs. 3 lakh when Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone married in 2019. The clutch is crystal-encrusted and features a leather-lined interior. It is made by hand in Italy.
• According to Times Now, Merchant was seen wearing a sequined ivory gown by Sabyasachi in one of her Instagram images, which has over 60,000 followers and is worth over Rs. 3 lakhs.
• She was also seen wearing a floral white Dolce & Gabbana dress in an Instagram post that cost approximately Rs. 2 lakhs and a pair of platform sandals from the same brand valued approximately Rs. 1 lakh, according to Times Now.
• She owns a Rs. 1.64 lakh Hermes Kelly pink Crocodile leather bag.
• She also has a little Hermes Kelly bag costing Rs. 2 crores, which is smaller than an iPhone 15. She carried this at NMAAC.
• She owns a Dior purse worth more than Rs. 10 lakhs.