Bollywood Shahrukh Khan honored 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.
Headquartered in
London, Madame Tussauds have wax museums in New York, Hong Kong, Las
Vegas, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Washington DC, Berlin, and Hollywood. This
Hollywood Boulevard located museum was opened in 2009, which marked
200th anniversary of Madame Tussauds.  Shahrukh?s wax figure reportedly
cost about $300, 000