Madame Tussauds wax museum was founded in 1835 by French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud in London
Hindi film industry actor Ranveer Singh recently visited the world-famous attraction Madame Tussauds London to welcome his two new figures. This is the first time the Bollywood star’s figure has been added to Madame Tussauds and guests will be able to see his new figures at the museum’ London and Singapore attractions.
Madame Tussauds wax museum was founded in 1835 by French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud in London.
In a press statement, the museum says that Singh was involved throughout the creative process. The figure was originally announced in 2019 when the actor received the Madame Tussauds of the Future Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFAs).
The Singapore figure features a custom tuxedo with a velvet blazer with floral embellishments designed by Gaurav Gupta and donated for the figure to wear by Singh himself.
The London figure pays ‘homage to Ranveer’s culture and heritage’ with the neon sherwani designed by Manish Arora as part of his wedding celebrations. The outfit includes hundreds of individually sewn embellishments, leopard head shoulder detail tied together with a triple-layered diamond and pearl necklace and eight large gemstone set rings, says the press statement.
It adds that Singh was accompanied to the museum by his mother, who, as a child, first introduced the would-be megastar to the world of Madame Tussauds London by showing him album pictures of her own visits to the iconic attraction.
“As a child my mother first told me about Madame Tussauds. Ever since a young age, I have had a fascination for this mythical, magical place called Madame Tussauds and it is been incredible to see how the journey of life works. What an incredible moment it is for me to be here with my Mum, launching my own figure at Madame Tussauds London. It is a hugely proud moment for me and for my family. It is a significant achievement to have your figure at Madame Tussauds because the attraction recognises excellence in each respective field, so to be in such an esteemed company feels really wonderful. I feel very happy, very humble, very grateful and very very proud,” Ranveer Singh said on seeing two of his first-ever figures from the attraction.
Andre Timmins
“It is so exciting for IIFA to be a part of this unveiling for Ranveer’s Madame Tussauds’ figure launch as it was at the 2011 IIFA Awards, Toronto where he won his first Best Debutant Award, and said on stage that “this is just the beginning”. Like IIFA, it truly was just the start of a soaring career, and we are proud as a brand to have been able to take an icon of Indian Cinema and the fraternity to such new heights, with global recognition, and such as being honoured at Madame Tussauds London,” said Andre Timmins, Co-Founder of the IIFA.
The statement adds that Singh’s Singapore figure will be open to guests from Saturday, December 23 within the IIFA Awards Experience zone at Madame Tussauds Singapore. He will star alongside other well-known celebrity figures such as Virat Kohli, Karan Johar, Michael Jackson, Priyanka Chopra and many more.
