Between rising living costs, inflation, and widespread job cuts, luxury weddings seem out of reach for most people. However, Gen Z seems to be in a different league entirely. A recent video captures young men unnecessarily discussing wedding budgets ranging from Rs 2 to Rs 6 crore. The clip soon caught the eye of stand-up comedian Rohit Shah, who satirized their high hopes with a joke.
Shah said that if he ever had Rs 6 crore, he would have retired and lived a quiet life in the mountains. He also joked that such videos could be a clever ploy by the tax department to expose parents hiding unaccounted wealth.
Reacting to the video on Instagram, Shah said, “I don’t know why these Gen Z people are so delusional, suddenly thinking about a 6 crore wedding budget. For me, 6 crores is my lifetime budget. If someone gives me 6 crores, I will retire, move to the mountains, open a cafe and spend my days playing cricket. These people are usually saying ‘crore’ like it’s nothing, while we millennials double-check Uber and Ola prices before booking a cab and still want to go wherever we want. We take the train there.
“I think the Income Tax Department has deployed undercover agents who ask these children about their wedding budgets to find out their father’s tax details and nab them for tax evasion. Then their dad would have a crisis and it would take the Gen Zs forever to sort things out. So I am telling you, give up this delusional behavior. If someone asks about your wedding budget, say it is 1.50 lakh and tell them you will order food from Shiv Sagar, paneer butter masala for everyone,” added Rohit Shah.
Reacting to this post, a user wrote, “3-4 crore rupees, I want my whole village to get married. (For Rs 3-4 crore, my entire neighborhood will get married).
One user jokingly commented, “Pahadon Pe Cafe and Khudi Sabji Ugana is the plan of every 90s born, I guess.” (Opening a cafe in the hills and growing your own vegetables is every ’90s kid’s dream.)
Another pointed to the practicality of using such a budget judiciously, commenting, “For Rs 3-4 crore, you can buy a nice apartment instead of spending it on an extravagant wedding.”
Someone else speculated about the confusion behind these outlandish claims, writing, “Perhaps they confused themselves after seeing CR. Crores in their passbook please send them CR. means credit in the passbook.”
One Gen Z respondent distanced himself from the claims, jokingly saying, “As a Gen Z, we don’t claim them.”
