- Radhika Merchant’s speech is strikingly similar to the speech from the 2004 film
- Some go to X to express their disappointment in the bride-to-be
- Others come to her defense, saying this might be her favorite scene
The bride-to-be of the son of India’s richest man has been accused of copying her pre-wedding speech from the Hollywood film Shall We Dance.
The pre-wedding celebration of Radhika Merchant, 29, and Anant Ambani, 28, last week made headlines around the world for the lavishness of the occasion, which cost more than £100 million.
But amid the grandeur, with more than 1,500 guests, there was one intimate and personal moment, when Merchant gave her heartfelt speech to her husband-to-be.
However, internet sleuths later revealed that the heartfelt speech was a nearly word-for-word copy of the speech Susan Sarandon gave to Richard Jenkins in the 2004 rom-com.
Despite some claiming it could be a harmless reenactment of Rahika’s ‘favorite scene’, others are more doubtful and think she ripped off the scene.
Radhika Merchant’s heartfelt speech turned out to be a complete copy of the famous movie scene
Some have defended her, saying it might be her favorite scene from a movie
The bride-to-be’s speech was virtually identical to Susan Sarandon’s speech in 2004’s Shall We Dance
The speech reads: ‘In a marriage you promise to care about everything; the good things, the bad things, the terrible things and the mundane things – everything.
“You say your life won’t go unnoticed because I will notice. Your life will not go unnoticed, for I will witness it.”
The copycat speech seemed to go completely unnoticed until film fan Sadiq Saleem posted both clips on Instagram after the festivities, commenting, “They could have called me. I would have changed the wording of it for a few crores.” (One crore is the equivalent of almost £100,000.)
Disappointed X users took to the platform to share their disapproval.
One wrote: ‘Even ChatGPT could have done better.’
However, others came to Merchant’s defense, writing, “Who knows, this could be one of her favorite scenes and growing up she visualized herself saying it every time she watched it.”
Whatever the reason, whether it’s deliberately ripped off or innocently reenacted, the couple hopes to have more trust in each other than their film counterparts.
Shall We Dance follows a married couple as the husband, played by Richard Gere, stays out late every night to fulfill his new-found passion for dancing and the wife, Susan Sarandon, becomes suspicious and hires a private detective, Richard Jenkins, to find him in the to keep an eye on.
Radhika and Anant’s pre-wedding celebrations had a guest list packed with celebrities and billionaires, including Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka.
Originally the copy-cat speech went unnoticed, but then it was spotted by an internet sleuth
The family’s net worth is over £100 billion, right Mukesh Ambani, center Anant and right, mum, Nita
There was also a live music performance by Rihanna.
The £100 million price tag for the event is equivalent to more than ten percent of Rihanna’s total wealth – and she is the richest female musician in the world.
However, it would hardly have made a dent in the happy couple’s family wallet: Mukesh Ambani, Anant’s father, is the ninth richest person in the world.
The wedding is on July 7.