Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu will inaugurate his first and only wax figurine on 25 March at a multiplex in Hyderabad. This will be the first time when a Madame Tussauds statue is launched outside of Singapore. Mahesh’s statue will be later exhibited at the India International Film Festival (IIFA) Awards Experience at Madame Tussauds Singapore.
The actor’s wife Namrata Shirodkar took to Instagram to share the news. She wrote, “Superstar @urstrulyMahesh will be launching his first ever wax figure on 25 March 2019, in Hyderabad at @AMB_Cinemas
Thereafter, his figure will join the glitzy atmosphere in the IIFA Awards Experience in Madame Tussauds Singapore!”
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In an interactive session with Deccan Chronicles, Mahesh Babu revealed, “I am quite excited for the honour and this is a moment to cherish. It took over four hours to get the measurements and other details. Like all my fans, I am also eagerly waiting to see my wax statue of Madame Tussauds.”
Mahesh Babu will be the second Telugu actor to get a statue at Madame Tussauds, after Baahubali actor Prabhas. But Mahesh will get a replica of himself and not any of his iconic characters, unlike Prabhas whose wax statue will be ‘in character’ as Amarendra Baahubali.
General Manager of Madame Tussauds Singapore, Alex Ward said that adding a Tollywood superstar to their collection is an important step.