Amid the rising cost of living, inflation and widespread job cuts, extravagant weddings are out of reach for many. However, Gen Z seems to be in a completely different league. In a recent video clip, young people were casually discussing wedding budgets ranging from Rs 2 crore to Rs 6 crore. The clip quickly caught the eye of stand-up comedian Rohit Shah, who hilariously burned down their high expectations.
Shah quipped that if he ever had Rs 6 crore, he would retire and live a quiet life in the hills. He 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 deluded by casually thinking about a 6 crore wedding budget. For me, 6 crores is a budget for my lifetime. If someone gives me 6 crores, I will retire, go to the mountains, open a cafe and spend my days playing cricket. While us millennials double-check Uber and Ola prices before booking a cab and hop on a train to wherever we want to go, these guys casually say 'crore' like it's nothing.
“I feel that the Income Tax department is the secret agents asking these kids about their wedding budget just to find out their father's tax details and catch them for tax evasion. Then their fathers would fall into a crisis and Gen Zs would take forever to sort things out. So I tell you to give up this delusional behavior. If someone asks about your wedding budget, say it's 1.50 lakh, tell them you're ordering food from Shiv Sagar, paneer butter masala for everyone,” added Rohit Shah.
Responding to the post, a user wrote, “Rs 3-4 crore main to mera pura moholla shadi karle. (With 3-4 crore rupees, my entire neighborhood will be able to get married).”
One user humorously noted, “Café and growing vegetables on the hill is the plan of every 90s born, I think.” (It's every '90s kid's dream to open a restaurant in the mountains and grow your own vegetables.)
Another commented on the practicalities of using such a budget wisely. “With Rs 3-4 crore, you can buy a nice apartment instead of spending on an extravagant wedding.”
Another speculated on the confusion behind these extravagant claims, writing, “Perhaps they confused themselves by seeing cr. crore in their passbook. Please explain them cr. In the passbook, it says debt.
A Gen Z respondent shrugged off the claim as ironic. “As Gen Z, we don't claim them.”