Unusual choice? Sculptor unveils wax statues of Sharad Pawar and Asha Bhosle
Sculptor Sunil Kandalloor unveiled wax statues of Sharad Pawar and Asha Bhosle.
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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar and Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle's wax models were unveiled at MCA Lounge in Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Solaris Images
Pawar and Bhosle with Sharad Pawar's wax model. "He (Sharad Pawar) told me when he was in pain, my songs helped him....I felt there can be no better satisfaction for an artist," Bhosle said. Solaris Images
Asha Bhosle with her wax model at MCA Lounge. The singer said that after visiting the famous Madam Tussads museum in London, she always felt the need for a similar musuem in India. Solaris Images
"My statue was made because of Pawarji. He asked Sunil's Celebrity Wax Museum to make my statue," Asha Bhosle said. Pawar said that the voices of Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar were immortal, and their legacy should be carried forward. Solaris Images
Asha Bhosle said she gets immense satisfaction when her songs soothe the listeners in their times of hardship. Solaris Images
Sunil Kandalloor, sculptor and managing director of the Lonavala-based Wax Museum, said he was now working on Sachin Tendulkar's statue, and also hoped to render a statue of Lata Mangeshkar one day. Solaris Images