Close X
Friday, November 1, 2024
ADVT 
Sports

Jaipur Wax Museum unveils first look of Kohli’s statue to come up on World Heritage Day

Darpan News Desk IANS, 12 Apr, 2024 10:50 AM
  • Jaipur Wax Museum unveils first look of Kohli’s statue to come up on World Heritage Day

Jaipur, April 12 (IANS) The first look of the wax statue of ace India cricketer Virat Kohli, which will be installed at the Jaipur Wax Museum in Nahargarh on World Heritage Day (April 18, was unveiled on Friday.

Anoop Srivastava, Founder-Director of the Jaipur Wax Museum, said there was a huge demand from tourists to install a statue of Virat Kohli in the museum for the past year.

"Kids and young girls are crazy for Virat Kohli. So, a decision was taken that a wax figure of Kohli would be installed in the museum which already has statues of Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Since Kohli is known for his aggressive playing style, we chose to give the statue a similar look," Srivastava said.

The wax figure has been sculpted by Ganesh and Lakshmi, under the creative direction of Srivastava. The 5 feet & 9 inches tall statue weighs 35 kg, the costumes for which have been designed by fashion designer Bodh Singh.

The museum presently has 44 wax figures, including those of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Subhas Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh, Kalpana Chawla, Maharani Gayatri Devi, Amitabh Bachchan, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Mother Terresa, Sachin Tendulkar, and M.S. Dhoni, among others.

MORE Sports ARTICLES

I Will Continue Boxing Till My Body Allows, Says CWG Gold Medallist Mary Kom

After clinching her maiden Commonwealth Games medal, five-time world champion M.C. Mary Kom says she took the Gold Coast Games as a challenge and has urged other athletes to "flush out" the age factor.

I Will Continue Boxing Till My Body Allows, Says CWG Gold Medallist Mary Kom

Ready To Roar For My Next Fight: P.V. Sindhu

Ready To Roar For My Next Fight: P.V. Sindhu
On the back of her gruelling final match at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG), ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu says no loss is ever enough to stop her from believing in herself, and she is once again ready to roar.

Ready To Roar For My Next Fight: P.V. Sindhu

Manika Batra Hopes To Be Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu Of Table Tennis

Manika Batra Hopes To Be Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu Of Table Tennis
Manika Batra bagged medals in all four events on offer including an unprecedented gold in the women's singles and team championship.

Manika Batra Hopes To Be Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu Of Table Tennis

Commonwealth Games 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India’s Youngest Gold Medallist

Commonwealth Games 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India’s Youngest Gold Medallist
Inside the shooting range, his confidence rivals a seasoned campaigner but the moment Anish Bhanwala steps out of it, he becomes the average 15-year-old worried about his maths exam.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India’s Youngest Gold Medallist

Dangal Repeat: Dad Mahavir Phogat Misses Daughter Babita’s Final CWG 2018 Bout

Dangal Repeat: Dad Mahavir Phogat Misses Daughter Babita’s Final CWG 2018 Bout
The legendary coach, whose life story has achieved cult status owing to the success of ‘Dangal’, was here to watch defending gold-medallist Babita compete in the 53kg category.

Dangal Repeat: Dad Mahavir Phogat Misses Daughter Babita’s Final CWG 2018 Bout

Srikanth Kidambi First Indian Male Shuttler To Become World No. 1

Srikanth Kidambi First Indian Male Shuttler To Become World No. 1
Kidambi Srikanth has became the first Indian male shuttler to achieve the world number one ranking in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) chart released on Thursday.

Srikanth Kidambi First Indian Male Shuttler To Become World No. 1