There is a saying that a true-blue actor is always hungry for praise and lauds. An spends his whole life and career collecting lauds, praise, and appreciation from the audience and critics. But among all these praises and honors having a statue at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is akin to immortality. There is no hesitation in saying that the museum which honors renowned celebrities by creating life-like wax statues of them is certainly one of the most coveted places to be honored. Over course of years, many actors and Bollywood celebs have been commemorated at the famous museum in its branches all over the world. Here is a look at the top 10 Bollywood actors and their wax statues at the Madame Tussauds.
1. Amitabh Bachchan: More than the actors, it is a proud moment for Madame Tussauds to have the wax statue of Bollywood’s ‘Shehanshah’. Big B was the first-ever Indian to find a place at the London museum.
2. Aishwarya Rain Bachchan: After her father-in-law, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan became the first-ever Bollywood actress to have a wax statue at Madame Tussauds. Her wax figurine was unveiled in London in 2004. She has another statue that was unveiled in New York on March 7, 2013.
3. Shahrukh Khan: King Khan got his first tattoo in 2007 and not just that he was the first actor to shoot inside the area of the museum. Director Maneesh Sharma requested special permission to shoot a scene for his film Fan.
4. Deepika Padukone: The Ramleela actress added one more feather to her hat when she unveiled her wax statue at Singapore's Madame Tussauds museum. The actress's statue sported a replica of her champagne-colored cape lehenga which she wore to the 2016 IIFA Awards.
5. Priyanka Chopra Jonas: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas became the latest celebrity to join the long list of Indian personalities at Madame Tussauds. The 'Barfi' actress's wax statue, unveiled at the NYC museum, sports a red dress and even features a replica of the ring her husband Nick Jonas gave her.
6. Hrithik Roshan: His body is the biggest highlight of Hrithik’s persona and keeping that in mind Madame Tussauds London created a wax statue of Hrithik Roshan in 2011. The actor's wax replica is dressed according to Roshan's character in 'Dhoom 2' and can be seen flaunting six-pack abs in a pink shirt and blue denim.
7. Kareena Kapoor: Kareena Kapoor Khan was the second Bollywood actress after Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to get her wax replica at Madame Tussauds back in 2011. The wax statue was styled after Kareena's character in 'Jab We Met'.
8. Varun Dhawan: The Bollywood actor is one of the youngest celebrities in the world to have his wax statue at Madame Tussauds. He got his first wax statue in Hong Kong in 2018 after the success of his movie Main Tera Hero.
9. Madhuri Dixit: Madhuri Dixit unveiled her statue at the wax museum in 2012. She is wearing a Varun Bahl sari and is styled by Shaina Nath. The Dhak Dhak girl’s statue looks as resplendent as she is herself.
10. Katrina Kaif: Katrina Kaif is the latest from Bollywood to join the star bandwagon at Tussauds. The pretty actress’s wax statue was unveiled in March 2015 as part of the popular wax-work museum’s 15 years of Bollywood celebration.
