Sriram November 13, 2015

Madame Tussauds, one of the most popular wax museum across the globe is going to open its new establishment in the capital city of India New Delhi.

It is very much popular among the celebrities all over the world. Celebrities feel proud to have their wax statue in Madame Tussauds wax museum in London.

Already Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif have got the place among the other popular celebrities of the world. Now India has got an opportunity to have Madame Tussauds wax museum in New Delhi. It enables to have more Bollywood celebrities wax statutes from India.

Coincidentally the announcement of starting new venture has come while PM of India Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to the UK. It is decided to start this as part of the India-UK Year of Culture in 2017. And also one of the popular festivals of India will be celebrated in the UK during 2017 cultural exchange.

The British Prime Minister David Cameron said, “The great partnership between India and the UK extends beyond economic ties to the boards of The Bard and the beaches of Bollywood. We have some of the best cultural exports in the world – and it’s about time we celebrated this, together. To mark the start of this cultural pairing, the British Library will be digitizing 200,000 pages of their South Asian archives,”

Madame Tussauds’ parent group Merlin, will invest 50 million pounds for about ten years in India.  The initiative taken by British Government surely strengthens the relationship between both the country not only in terms of economy but in cultural aspect as well.

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