Salman’s wax statue at Tussauds

Good news for Salman’s fans, now you can come face to face with your favourite Dabang hero! The famous wax museum, Madame Tussauds, in New York will be unveiling Bollywood actor Salman Khan's wax statue on August 2. The Chulbul Khan will join Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan at the museum’s ‘Bollywood Zone’. Bret Pidgeon, General Manager of Madame Tussauds New York said "Salman Khan is one of Bollywood's most enduring and recognizable stars. Bollywood exploded on the American pop culture scene several years ago and has become one of our most exciting entertainment categories".

Due to the Star’s popularity overseas, numerous requests were sent by the fans to install Salman’s statue.  The figure was created on loan for three months from Madame Tussauds London and was launched in January 2008. Khan had beaten 9 other Indian stars - including Madhuri Dixit, Hrithik Roshan, Lata Mangeshkar and Abhishek Bachchan, to be voted as the ‘Next Bollywood Star’ to get a wax likeness. Over 10,000 people had voted for the ‘Next Bollywood Star’ in a public poll in 2007. Khan himself had chosen and given his black top and denim jeans for this wax statue.

Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities like in Amsterdam, Bangkok, Berlin, Blackpool, Dubai, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Las Vegas, New York City, Shanghai, Sydney, Vienna and Washington D.C. It basically features prominent figures in its exhibits and are categorized in the following: Political Leaders, Historical Figures, Cultural Figures, Pop Stars, Television Stars, Sports Stars, World Leaders, and Hollywood Stars.

The Bollywood Zone of New York's museum is brightly coloured and includes a replica of one of the Seven Wonders of the World -"Taj Mahal". The museum also includes videos of authentic Indian dancers and a photo area where visitors can pose with their favourite Bollywood stars. Sources say that Madame Tassauds plan to expand the area to include figures of more famous Bollywood stars.

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- Unknown Updated at: Sunday, July 29, 2012

Madhuri the face of Maharashtra?

Madhuri Dixit might be the new face of Maharashtra Tourism. It has bee successful with Amitabh Bachchan for Gujarat - Shah Rukh Khan for West Bengal we expect a bigger magic when the dream girl of Indian cinema comes to endorse Maharashtra. The sources confirm that the contract is already modulated by the government officials to fix in Madhuri Dixit. 

State officials said there was a lot of expectation from Dixit and they hoped to cash in on her popularity and fan base. "What adds weight to her nomination is that she is a Maharashtrian, truly representing the culture and heritage of this state," said an official, adding that the state's tourism sector needed a "desperate image makeover" considering its tremendous potential. 

On Tuesday, Dixit received the prestigious Master Dinanath Vishesh Award. Her business manager, Rikku Rakeshnath, said Dixit met cultural secretary Anand Kulkarni six months ago. "Though she has not yet signed any contract, it will be an honour for her to be a brand ambassador for Maharashtra," he added.

Madhuri has been busy and in news since her arrival to India from US, be it the news of her divorce with Dr. Nene, her husband or finding schools for her kids or be it the lump-sum that she is claimed to have asked for a new year party. But amidst all the controversies, the fan base of Madhuri has been strong and she has been much appreciated.  

Her wax statue also got unveiled at Madame Tussaud's recently. It seems to be Madhuri time all in all!

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- Unknown Updated at: Friday, April 27, 2012

Madhuri Dixit comes to life at madame tussauds

Madhuri Dixit here unveiled her wax statue at Madame Tussauds becoming the seventh Indian celebrity to be showcased at the wax museum. She was extremely thrilled to be part of this and she says "I am thrilled to be here in Madame Tussauds unveiling a wax figure of myself. It's incredible just how detailed the figure is - they have captured my look beautifully!

I feel very humbled to be included alongside other Bollywood stars and some of my personal heroes,". Her fans are also equally thrilled about the news and is already celebrating her posture there. Madhuri Dixit becomes the third heroine after Aishwariya Rai, who found herself waxed in 2004 and Kareena Kapoor who had unveiled her statue in 2011.

There has been an immense effort put forward by the artisans along with the actress, they had worked close to a month together to get the precise look and measurements of the star. She had even shared her exquisite saree which was designed but Manish Malhottra for the looks of the statue. The overall statue costs around USD 150,000. 

"We're delighted to welcome Madhuri (and her family) here today and to be including her figures in our A-list line-up. We know Bollywood fans will also be delighted; we have been inundated with requests to make Madhuri's figure and we hope they agree it is a wonderful likeness. 

"With so many awards to her name and a career spanning over 25 years she undoubtedly deserves her place here at Madame Tussauds London," said Liz Edwards, PR Manager at Madame Tussauds.

The other prominent figures at the museum include Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan. 

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- Unknown Updated at: Thursday, March 08, 2012

Madhuri dixit to be the 150,000 pound wax statue!

The latest announcement by Madame Tussaud has been a joy for all Madhuri Fan's as they have finally announced that they are ready to make the wax statue of the most worshiped heroine in bollywood, Madhuri Dixit. The thrilling news came out on Thursday from London, and it is also reported that Madhuri has also given sitting pose to the sculptors in Mumbai. 

“Madhuri has already given a sitting to our sculptors in Mumbai and is expected to unveil her likeness here in March.Her figure will make a stunning new addition to our Bollywood area which continues to grow in popularity every year,” said Madame Tussauds in a statement.

The actress seems to be extremely thrilled about the event and is glad that her performance got so accepted globally that she has been chosen for the prestigious place at Madame Tussaud's. She recently tweeted confirming the statement from Madame Tussaud, “Madame Tussaud’s made the announcement and I am confirming it. Will be in London in March to introduce my likeness! Thanks for all ur support.”

Earlier, it was Kareena Kapoor who had unveiled her wax model at Tussauds.  The wax statue of Madhuri will be done in Saree from the latest collection from Manish Malhotra. 

The statue will be unveiled in March, 2012 at London. The specialists on hair, sculpting and design department are rigorously working on this, we can't wait to catch a glimpse. 

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- Unknown Updated at: Friday, January 13, 2012

Rajnikanth to Madame Tussaud's?

Rajinikanth celebrates his birthday today and there are more surprises being planned by his fans and friends. 

The first as we say is no surprise, we knew it will eventually happen! Yes, we might be able to see Rajinikanth at Madame Tussaud's. Today as the star celebrates his birthday (12 Dec, 2011), the 63-thousand fan clubs for the actor is about to start a campaign to include Rajnikanth amongst the elite wax statues at Madame Tussaud's.

Another surprise in the making is a recommendation for Padma Vibhushan award for Rajnikanth, this was proposed by producer S Ramanathan, who has reportedly written letter to powers recommending Rajnikanth for the title.

He says, "Rajini is a super human being and deserving of all the honours that people or the administration may confer on him. He will never advocate his own cause, having known him closely for over two decades, I can vouch for his simplicity and honesty.'' 

Rajini was given the Padma Bhushan a decade ago.

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- Unknown Updated at: Monday, December 12, 2011

Bollywood having a cold Diwali!

This Diwali will not have the usual sparkles of bollywood parties, there has been none yet announced as most of the actors are busy with their schedule and out of the country for shoots. So there wont be much of a buzz this diwali like the previous.

The latest news is that Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna who were to organize the party has cancelled the option due to their busy schedule. So is Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra's party, they had made it a bash last year but this year this option is cancelled as Raj uncle is unwell. 

Raveena Tandon and Anil Thandani's Taash party got cancelled as Anil lost one of his relative. Kareena Kapoor is out of the country at Madam Tussaud's, to inaugurate her wax statue at London. Another lead actress Katrina Kaif is out of the country as well, she is busy with her shoots in Istanbul. 

The only people having big dos are Ramesh Taurani who had a patta party on Thursday, and Ekta Kapoor is also all set for the festivity.

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- Unknown Updated at: Monday, October 24, 2011

Madame Tussauds puts Kareena in Chameli Style

Chameli in Wax at Maame Tussauds!

London's Madame Tussauds has all the famous personalities coming in and most of the Bollywood stars are already in the row. Kareena was in the queue and we knew she would be coming in pretty soon. The museum has decided to put up her profile there but they are having a tough time choosing from the various looks of Kareena.

Sources mention that the museum has zeroed in on Chameli look of Kareena which had won her a great set of awards and was much appreciated by the critics for her performance. The museum wishes to make this movie memorable as this was one of the turning points in her career.

Chameli movie had her working opposite Rahul Bose and she worked as 'Sex worker' in the movie, she did the role so marvelously that the movie was critically acclaimed and was given awards for the stunning performance. So it should be Chameli that stands in London.

It is also reported that the museum has already took detailed measurements of the actress and the work on wax statue is in progress. The news is that Manish Malhotra, who designed the attire for Chameli will be the man doing it for the wax statue too. 

The statue is scheduled to be unveiled in the month of October 2011.

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