Fact Check: Anant-Radhika did not dance for Motu-Patlu song, they danced for "Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche"
Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani is all set to tie the knot with Radhika Merchant on July 12. Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani threw a three-day prenuptial bash for his son that included a 1,200-person guest list, including former world leaders, tech tycoons and Bollywood’s megastars.
The highly anticipated wedding of Anant Ambani and his longtime girlfriend, Radhika Merchant, is often referred to as the wedding of the year, generating significant buzz.
Recently, a video from their pre-wedding ceremony went viral on social media. In the clip, the couple can be seen dancing to the "Motu Patlu" song, prompting users to share it with the humorous caption "Motu Patlu Ki Jodi." The video also features an overlay text stating, "DJ played this song at Anant Ambani's wedding."
On the other side, a YouTuber Tiya uploaded the same video on her channel, to which the song “ Ek Mota Hati” which is a most played Rhyme now a days, was played.
Fact Check: We found the claim is false, the audio in the viral video is altered. In the original video, the couple is dancing to the song "Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche."
During the search, we found on March 6, 2024, Zoom TV uploaded a video on their YouTube channel with the title “Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant DANCE to 'Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche' at their pre-wedding bash.” The video has already garnered 5,174,035 views and 118K likes.
Red FM Bengaluru uploaded a Short on their YouTube, with the description “Anant Ambani and Radhika dance to "Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche" #ambani #radhika #redfmbengaluru.
The video is also overlaid with the text Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant dance to “Aajkal Tere mere Pyar ke charche”
On March 4, 2024, Quint Neon also upload a video with the Title “Radhika-Anant Dance to 'Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche' At Their Pre-Wedding Bash | Quint Neon.
Republic World published an article with the heading “Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant Dance To Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche In Viral Video”.
Times of India also published “a video of Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's performance during the sangeet ceremony is going viral on social media. In the video, we can see the soon-to-be- married couple dancing to the popular Bollywood song 'Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar je charche’.
Hence, we found that the claim is false. The audio in the viral video is altered, in the original video both Anant and Radhika are dancing to "Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche."