Nevada
(US)
(ANI):
Bollywood"s
megastar
Shahrukh
Khan"s
lifelike
wax
figure
was
reportedly
unveiled
at
renowned
Madame
Tussauds
Wax
Museum
in
Hollywood
(USA)
today.
Filmfare
winner
Shahrukh
(Chak
De
India!),
44,
is
the
first
Bollywood
star
to
be
inducted
into
this
Museum,
which
boasts
of
wax
figures
of
celebrities
like
Audrey
Hepburn,
Clark
Gable,
Jennifer
Lopez,
Nicole
Kidman,
Johnny
Depp,
Alfred
Hitchcock,
Steven
Spielberg,
Beyonce,
David
Beckham,
etc.
Museum
calls
Shahrukh"s
induction
as
“historic
addition" and
adds
that
it
“symbolizes
a
coming
together
of
the
world''s
two
great
film
centers,
Hollywood
and
Bollywood".
Shahrukh,
who
is
said
to
have
starred
in
over
70
movies
and
is
also
a
producer
and
television
presenter,
was
named
by
Newsweek
magazine
as
one
of
the
50
most
powerful
people
in
the
world.
His
"My
Name
is
Khan"(Karan
Johar)
is
set
for
release
on
February
12.
Welcoming
coming
closer
of
Hollywood-Bollywood
with
this
induction,
Indo-American
statesman
Rajan
Zed,
in
a
statement
in
Nevada
(USA)
today,
said
that
the
collaboration
of
world"s
two
major
film
industries
on
various
aspects
was
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
Cinema
was
a
powerful
medium
and
Hollywood-Bollywood
engagement,
if
utilized
positively,
could
bring
East
and
West
closer,
Zed,
who
is
chairperson
of
Indo-American
Leadership
Confederation,
added.
The
unveiling
today
was
reportedly
accompanied
by
a
performance
of
America"s
Bollywood
dance
troupe
Ishaara,
a
recent
America's
Got
Talent
contender.
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