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Swiss Honour For Sridevi! Switzerland To Install A Statue Of Bollywood's 'Chandni'
After Yash Chopra, late actress Sridevi to be honoured with a statue in Switzerland.
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Here's some good news for all Sridevi fans! The Switzerland authorities are planning to install a statue of veteran Indian actor Sridevi, whose superhit movie Chandni was shot at the country's picturesque locations.
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The statue of the renowned Indian filmmaker, Yash Chopra, was unveiled in Interlaken in 2016. "Many of Chopra's films featured Switzerland as a backdrop and he is credited with boosting the popularity of the Alpine nation among Indian tourists. Now, considering Sridevi's role in promoting tourism here, there is a proposal to honour the actor by having her statue here," a senior official familiar with the development said.
The 1989 blockbuster Chandni had also put Switzerland on centre stage as almost half the song and dance sequences in the film had a Swiss backdrop.
Raj Kapoor's 1964 film Sangam was the first Indian film shot in Switzerland, which was followed by An Evening in Paris in 1967. Since then Bollywood made Switzerland their favourite shooting location paving way to cement the image of the country's alpine scenery as a romantic paradise for Indians.
"However,
for
many
Indian
tourists
visiting
the
country
today,
it
is
Chopra's
1995
production
Dilwale
Dulhaniya
Le
Jayenge
that
is
their
Swiss
point
of
reference.
Interestingly,
for
the
tourists
who
happen
to
be
cinema
fanatics,
there
is
also
a
provision
to
arrange
Bollywood
packaged
trips
here,"
the
official
said.
The
government
of
Interlaken
had
also
awarded
the
honorary
title
of
Ambassador
of
Interlaken
to
Yash
Chopra
in
2011
and
a
train
is
named
after
him.
"Chopra's last movie as a director- Jab Tak Hai Jaan also had Switzerland in its original screenplay however it had to be cancelled due to his sudden demise. There is also a lake which is known as Yash Chopra lake here as he shot many of his scenes at the lake in Lauenensee," the official said.
Sridevi, who had an illustrious career spanning over four decades, died at the age of 55 due to accidental drowning in Dubai earlier this year.
(Inputs from PTI)
