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.
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.