Dabangg Actor Salman Khan’s wax figure goes to New York

Bollywood's Dabangg Actor Salman Khan will soon join fellow stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan in the “Bollywood Zone” of wax figures at Madame Tussauds museum in New York. “Salman Khan is one of Bollywood’s most enduring and recognizable stars,” said Bret Pidgeon, general manager of Madame Tussauds New York.

“Bollywood exploded on the American pop culture scene several years ago and has become one of our most exciting entertainment categories.”Khan’s figure, on loan for three months from Madame Tussauds London, was launched in January 2008, after Khan beat nine other Indian mega-stars - including Madhuri Dixit, Hrithik Roshan, Lata Mangeshkar and Abhishek Bachchan - in an August 2007 public poll to choose the “Next Bollywood Star” that would get a wax likeness. Khan personally chose and donated the black top and denim jeans for his wax figure.