Salman Khan shines at Madame Tussauds

Salman Khan personally chose and donated the black tee and denim jeans for his wax figure.

Updated on: Aug 04, 2012 8:00 PM IST

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Salman Khan personally chose and donated the black tee and denim jeans for his wax figure.

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Salman's figure, on loan for 3 months from Madame Tussauds London, was launched in January, 2008, after Khan beat nine other Indian stars - including Madhuri Dixit, Hrithik Roshan, Lata Mangeshkar and Abhishek Bachchan, to be voted as the Next Bollywood Star to get a wax likeness.

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Salman Khan's wax figure is displayed in the Bollywood Zone, which was created after numerous visitor requests.

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"Salman Khan is one of Bollywood's most enduring and recognisable stars. Bollywood exploded on the American pop culture scene several years ago and has become one of our most exciting entertainment categories," said Bret Pidgeon, General Manager of Madame Tussauds New York.

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The figure is not exactly like Salman but as close as it can get.

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Salman Khan's statue is dressed in a black tee and grayish jeans.

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The wax figure of Bollywood star Salman Khan was unveiled on August 2, 2012 at Madame Tussauds in New York.

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The wax statue of superstar Salman Khan has joined the figures of Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan at Madame Tussauds in New York.