May 24 will be a momentous day for Kajol as her wax statue will be showcased for the first time in Singapore. What makes this occasion extra special for her is the fact that she will be joined by her teenage daughter, Nysa, on the red carpet. In January this year, a sculpting team from Madame Tussauds came to Mumbai to take more than 200 measurements of the star, which included details of her eyes and hair. Now, that the statue is ready, the mother-daughter duo will witness its unveiling together. Kajol’s husband Ajay Devgn, however, won’t be able to join the two ladies as he will be busy shooting in Mumbai.
On the work front, the actress will return to the big screen with her next project, Eela, on September 14. The shoot of the Pradeep Sarkar film is currently underway. A source says, “Kajol is excited to see her statue, which will be housed at Madame Tussauds Singapore. This is also a great opportunity for her to spend some time with daughter Nysa, who studies in the island city. So, it works out well for both of them.”
Kajol’s Dilwale co-star Varun Dhawan’s wax statue is also placed under the same roof. She is among the few leading ladies in Bollywood to be immortalised through these works of art. And the actress rightly deserves a place there.
Says the source, “Besides the various accolades and awards that she has received including the Padma Shri, she and her co-star Shah Rukh Khan are the only two actors whose movie (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge) holds the record for being the film with the longest uninterrupted run at a theatre (1,109 weeks), in the history of Indian cinema.”
