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SRK 'honoured' in Hollywood | 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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