|  Madame Tussauds may gifting Sachin Tendulkar, the wax figure on his birthday, but the statue of another Indian icon Amitabh Bachchan is being moved out of London for five months.
Bachchan's wax figure will be awarded to Hong Kong's Madame Tussauds on popular demand. Big B's will be the first Bollywood star's image to a place in Hong Kong.
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong and Shanghai General Manager Bret Pidgeon said: "Hong Kong is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Indian tourists and we have been fortunate to welcome many tour groups and individual travellers to Madame Tussauds, Hong Kong. These guests enjoy meeting our unique collection of over 100 international celebrities and world leaders but there is a growing demand for us to feature Indian film stars.''
Big B's entry was part of efforts to "improve the guest experience for the Indian visitors," Pidgeon added. "We anticipate that Bachchan's wax figure will be incredibly popular with the Indian community both in Hong Kong and abroad. So, we'll definitely explore a more permanent tribute to the Indian film industry at Madame Tussauds, Hong Kong, in future,'' Pidgeon said.
The Indian legend of the wax figure is at the World Premiere section until 9 August. The only Indian in the Hong Kong Museum is now Mahatma Gandhi.
Some of the other Bollywood actors who have their wax replicas at Madame Tussauds in London Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai. |
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