We booked this DJ for all six events of my brother's wedding at Raffles Udaipur, and I've never seen a DJ do such a poor job.

He played the same mixes over and over with no originality, never read the room, and ignored both our requests and the guests' energy. A Spotify playlist would have done better.

He botched the moments that mattered most: the bridal party entrances, the varmala, the first dance, the mother-son dance, and the father-daughter dance. He started playing music in the middle of speeches, and he didn't show up to some events at all, sending his assistant instead. On top of that, he ran up huge charges on the hotel room we provided.

If you're planning a wedding, especially a multi-day one, look elsewhere.

We hired DJ Ajay Nautiyal for our September 2026 wedding at Raffles Udaipur. He was our most expensive vendor by a wide margin. We only booked him because family friends who'd flown him to Turkey for their wedding spoke highly of him. When we mentioned them, he couldn't remember who they were. Here is what our most expensive vendor bought us.
Zero creative input. Every mix we used, we found online ourselves — mixes other DJs had made. All of our dances were mixed, phenomenally, by our choreographers, not him. Over months of lead time he didn't suggest a single thing. His contribution was pressing play on other people's work. Over 6 events, you heard the same playlist reshuffled.

Half the events, delegated. He personally handled three of our six events. His assistant handled the others, including the reception, which he was contracted for. Every time a guest complimented the music, it was the assistant on the decks.

The varmala. My wife asked him months in advance about her entry. He handed it to his assistant, it went wrong, and when we asked him about it afterward he had no idea what had happened. For my own entrance, I'd told him ahead of time to keep our song on loop because my grandmother walks slowly. Instead the song ended, there was dead silence, and he then played my wife's family's entrance song for my grandmother — and kept that one looping for the rest of the varmala.

Our entrance. We had told him specifically not to play the "Hotel Motel" section of the mix we'd chosen, and to bring us in on the Indian song that followed. He played the section anyway, then looped the Hotel Motel beat over and over until we had no option but to walk in on it. That's now permanently in every video of our entrance. I looked over at our planner — who was phenomenal — and he had the same expression. We'd planned this down to the second, and he knew exactly what should have been happening.

Mother-son dance. He played our first-dance song instead. My brother, who was emceeing, immediately said into the mic, in front of every guest, "Hey DJ, get your shit together." I turned to the booth to find it wasn't even him behind the decks.

Off the decks. He was busy posting Instagram reels of himself throughout. We also covered his stay at Raffles; after the wedding, the hotel told us substantial room service charges had been added to his room, separate from the guest meals.

We had an incredible wedding. He was the single thing that went wrong, and he cost more than anyone else there. Several of our other vendors — all excellent, and I'm happy to recommend them — have told us they won't work with him again. If you're considering him: don't. There are better DJs at every price point who actually want to be there. We'd have gladly paid more for someone who gave us the time of day and executed according to plan.

The Dj did a great job. He was updated to the latest tracks and mixes. He played songs for us on special request and captured the part mood really well. He could have stayed a little longer. Loved the experience with him.

The DJ was really very professional and very versatile. The music played was awesome. The mixing of the music was really enjoyable. All in all, a very enjoyable performance and we really loved the whole experience.

Ajay is the best DJ around and the most humble person.
Everyone at the party was so happy to have him.
He suggested us to make changes in the decoration and turned the venue in the night club.
We really enjoyed!!

Ajay was playing for my sister's wedding. He burned the dance floor with his mix. The Germans were bouncing alongside the Indians to his songs all night. Not only did he keep us entertained all night but he himself was a pleasure to deal with. I would give him 5 stars on any platform. 👍