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Madame Tussauds opens in Delhi

Darpan News Desk IANS, 30 Nov, 2017 12:12 PM
    India's first Madame Tussauds wax museum opened its doors here on Thursday with 50 life-like figures spanning across history, sports, music, films and politics, for the public at the iconic Regal building in central Delhi.
     
    "This is truly an exhilarating and emotional feeling to finally see Madame Tussauds in Delhi. Guests will be encouraged to interact, perform and even reflect with our figures in unique and immersive settings within the attraction," Anshul Jain, General Manager and Director, Merlin Entertainment Pvt Ltd, said here.
     
    Madame Tussauds has been a successful tourist attraction in places like London, Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, San Francisco and Hong Kong. Its maiden facility here has wax statues of Indian personalities like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cinematic icon Amitabh Bachchan and Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, along with many Hollywood celebrities.
     
    The Delhi facility is the 23rd edition of Madame Tussauds.
     
    Some other personalities here include Katrina Kaif, Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Salman Khan, Will Smith, David Beckham, Kim Kardasian Justin Bieber, Beyonce Knowles, Asha Bhosle, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Sharma, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Ranbir Kapoor.
     
    It will be open for all seven days with tickets priced at Rs 960 for adults and Rs 760 for children.

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