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Kim Kardashian Thought India Would Be Like The Disney Movie “Aladdin” — And Couldn’t Hide Her Shock At The Reality

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Back in July, Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian were among the celebrity guests who attended the wedding of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani. Anant married Radhika Merchant, daughter of Indian pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant, in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Mumbai, India, after a month of extravagant pre-wedding celebrations.
Khloe and Kim Kardashian in elegant, embroidered outfits with intricate jewelry, including headpieces, seated in an ornate setting

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Eight months later, Kim and Khloé have shared some behind-the-scenes insight into the lavish wedding on their reality show The Kardashians, with this week’s episode documenting their 48-hour trip for the ceremonies — but India wasn’t exactly how Kim envisioned it would be.
Kim and Khloe sit in a rickshaw in stylish sleeveless outfits, posing with peace signs; Kim wears a bindi and Khloe sunglasses

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The sisters landed in India at midnight and then went straight into fittings for their wedding outfits in a bid to utilize their limited time in the country. The next day, they had even more fittings, but afterward, they decided to explore some of the local markets before the celebrations kicked off that evening.

 

Kim wearing a red embellished outfit being adjusted by stylists in a dressing room
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Khloé explained in a confessional: “We’re only here for 48 hours, and we do have a schedule; we’re planning to go to some of the local markets before we have to go to the wedding so we can enjoy as much of India as possible.”

“We want to go explore the city,” Kim echoed, adding that they also needed to pick up souvenirs for their kids.

But things got off to a rocky start when the sisters were informed that they would be walking from the hotel to the markets, with the hustle and bustle of Mumbai being captured with scenic shots of people walking through the streets, rickshaws in the roads, and constant car horns honking.

A group of people, including Kim and Khloe, walks down a busy street

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“Shouldn’t we just get a taxi?” Kim asked before being startled by a stray dog. “Oh! I don’t do random dogs!”

A stray dog approaches Kim and Khloe as they walk through Mumbai with a crowd of people

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“At least there’s a Starbucks here,” Khloé pointed out in response, with a somewhat warmer reaction toward the street dog.
“I thought it was going to be, like, the marketplace,” Kim added, and when her hairstylist, Chris Appleton, asked if where they were wasn’t a market, Kim replied: “No, this is like the streets.”

Kim Kardashian wearing a stylish white dress looks at a market stall as a crowd of people take photos with their phones

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“We are not in Calabasas anymore,” Khloé said in a confessional. “There’s rickshaws going by, everyone was so surprised, like: ‘What the fuck are these people doing here?’”

“A little bit of mayhem in the streets of India,” Kim quipped.

Khloé then explained: “We thought we were going to more of a marketplace, like a spice market,” which is when Kim admitted that she thought Mumbai would be more like what is seen in the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin, which is set in the fictional Middle Eastern city of Agrabah.

Kim Kardashian in an off-shoulder outfit gestures at figurines on display in a market stall, with people and colorful textiles in the background

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“What you see Aladdin going to and stealing the bread from,” she said. “That’s where I thought we were going.”

 

Animated Aladdin in a vest holds a melon with Abu in a lively marketplace scene

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Kim and Khloé were then shown exploring local market stalls, where Kim picked up a Princess Jasmine figurine for her 7-year-old daughter, Chicago. She and Khloé also bought jewelry for their children, as well as silver pill boxes for their entire family.

 

Kim Kardashian in off-shoulder crop top with bracelet accessories, walking along a marketplace with others

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The two even ended up taking a rickshaw back to their hotel, with the entire thing documented on their social media pages at the time.

Kim and Khloe sitting inside an auto rickshaw on a city street, surrounded by people, including one holding an umbrella

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Elsewhere in the episode, Kim debunked widespread speculation that she had broken protocol with her outfit at the wedding. When photos of her look first emerged back in July, the star was heavily criticized for wearing red — a color that is typically reserved for the bride in Hindu celebrations.

Kim Kardashian in an ornate, red beaded outfit being attended to by a team, preparing for an event

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However, Khloé explained that the designers they were working with for the wedding were affiliated with the Ambani family, and every choice that she and Kim were presented with had already been pre-approved by them.
“In the olden days in India, you couldn’t wear red,” Kim explained to the camera. “But now red is accepted, so I’m gonna wear red.”