Founded by French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud in 1761, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum was first launched in London and has slowly spread across major cities across the world. One of the most popular tourist attractions in the world, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum made its debut in India when a branch was opened in New Delhi last year.
And while we await Deepika's wax-figure to be unveiled in early next year in 2019, do you she will be the 9th Bollywood celebrity at Madame Tussauds London?
After Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor to have a wax statue at Madame Tussauds!
Meet the other 8 tinsel town stars who already have their wax clones attracting tourists all over the world in London, Here's a look at 8 Bollywood celebs' statues at Madame Tussauds London in the order of the year they got waxed:
Amitabh Bachchan: Megastar Big B was the first Asian and Bollywood celebrity to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds in London.
Aishwarya Rai: In 2004, Amitabh Bachchan's now daughter-in-law and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai became the second Bollywood celeb after Big and the first actress to get a wax statue in Madame Tussauds, London.
Shah Rukh Khan: In 2007, SRK got his very first statue at Madame Tussauds London becoming the second Bollywood celeb.
Salman Khan: The Sultan of Bollywood, Salman Khan got his statue at Madame Tussauds in London in 2008 a year after SRK.
Kareena Kapoor: In the year 2011, Kareena Kapoor became the second Bollywood actress after Aishwarya Rai to get her statue at Madame Tussauds, London. Her signature look from Jab We Met’s hit song Mauja Hi Mauja has been immortalised as Bebo's wax statue.
Hrithik Roshan: The handsome, Hrithik Roshan, got his statue at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London in the year 2011. It is also said that this is one of the most kissed statues in the museum. The actor’s statue, can be seen flaunting his six pack abs in his Dhoom look.
Madhuri Dixit: Bollywood's dhak dhak girl and the original dancing queen, Madhuri also got a lookalike at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London in the year 2012
Katrina Kaif: In 2015, Katrina Kaif became the 8th Bollywood celebrity to get her very own statue at Madame Tussauds in London. She will now be joined by Deepika's wax figure beside her at the famous wax-museum.
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Interestingly, Aamir Khan is the only Indian celebrity to reject the offer from Madame Tussauds, even though he topped in a poll conducted.