Shah Rukh Khan joins Tussauds' India gallery

Shah Rukh Khan

London : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan became the latest Indian to be featured in the Madame Tussauds museum when his life-size wax statue was unveiled here Tuesday morning.

Shah Rukh is the third Indian actor to figure in the popular tourist attraction - the other two are Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The actor was present with his family when his statue was unveiled. 

The decision to have a wax model of King Khan was based on feedback received from thousands of visitors and tourists who visit the museum featuring prominent personalities every year.

A spokesman of the museum said that Shah Rukh's statue reflected the growing popularity of Indian films in Britain, which are now watched not only by British Asians but others too. 

Guests will be allowed to stand next to Shah Rukh's duplicate and take pictures. The backdrop of the statue could be changed - to one from the star's latest hit "Don", the spokesman added.

Other Indians featuring in the museum include former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

Shahrukh Khan advises fans to stay away from criminal activities

Shahrukh Khan

Actor Shahrukh Khan, who is playing a criminal in the movie Don 2, has advised people never to do such a thing which may put them behind bars. Sharing his experience during the shoot of upcoming film 'Don 2', Khan said that filming in (Malacca) prison in Malaysia was a learning experience for him and for other cast-members as well.

The Bollywood superstar was in Jaipur to promote his film Don 2 when he spoke about the criminal activities. Talking to PTI, Shahrukh Khan said, "It was a nice experience of shooting in a jail in Malaysia and what I learnt is that one should never do a thing which may end in imprisonment."

Shahrukh Khan added, “The prison we filmed in Malaysia was one of the advanced kinds having facilities for criminals, but when one is lodged in jail, his freedom ends... and we felt it during our shooting amid tight security arrangements."

However, Shahrukh was scheduled to come to Jaipur on Thursday evening, but he was stuck in Ahmedabad due to some technical snag in their aircraft and got delayed. Director Farhan Akhtar and actress Priyanka Chopra also attended the publicity event of Don 2, which was at Crystal Palm mall. Don 2 is slated to release on December 23.

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan