By:
Subhadeep
Bhattacharjee
Monday,
October
29,
2007
Salman
Khan
has
finally
accepted
the
offer
form
Madame
Tussauds
museum
in
London
to
display
his
life
size
wax
statue
alongside
renowned
international
celebrities.
Salman
will
be
the
fourth
Indian
cine
star
to
find
a
space
in
the
museum
after
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Aishwariya
Bachchan.
The
actor's
statue
will
be
unveiled
in
early
2008.
It
may
be
mentioned
that
the
actor
had
stunned
the
world
by
initially
rejected
the
offer
thinking
it
to
be
a
joke.
The
star
accepted
the
offer
after
being
voted
by
his
fans.
The
poll
was
conducted
during
the
summer
in
collaboration
with
the
British
Asian
Entertainment
magazine
Ikonz
and
BBC
Asian
Network.
The
poll
which
saw
over
10000
people
participating
voted
Salman
ahead
of
the
other
celebrities
which
included
Madhuri
Dixit
who
stood
second,
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Hritik
Roshan,
Rani
Mukerjee,
Karan
Johar,
Kajol
and
Lata
Mangeshkar.
The
museum
which
adds
around
15
statues
every
year
to
its
collection
has
seen
a
tremendous
rise
in
the
footfall
among
the
Asian
community
after
it
unveiled
the
statue
of
Shahrukh
Khan
earlier
this
year.
So
it
may
not
be
a
surprise
to
see
many
more
Indians
finding
a
place
in
the
prestigious
museum.
Salman
is
expected
to
personally
unveil
his
statue
in
early
2008.