Zakir Hussain Khan, a city-based sculptor, has carved a life-size statue of the spian out of wax; intends to put it on display on April 24, the superstar's birthday
Zakir Hussain Khan, a city-based sculptor, has carved a life-size statue of theu00a0spian out of wax; intends to put it on display on April 24, the superstar's birthday
After Bollywood actors, it's the south superstar, Dr Rajkumar whose wax idol is being made.
However, it's not Madame Taussad's, but Zakir Hussain Khan, a 22-year-old sculptor from Bangalore, who has carved a life-size statue of the thespian, out of wax.
"I wanted to gift him the statue when he was alive, but I couldn't.
However, I'm glad that I am paying a tribute to my hero on his birthday," Khan said. As an honour to the matinee idol, Khan will exhibit the wax figure on his birthday that falls on April 24.
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| It took Zakir Hussain Khan 27 kilos of wax to create this masterpiece |
The statue will be showcased at Kanteerava studios where the Dr Rajkumar memorial is being constructed.
The 5.10 ft wax idol is being made at a cost of over Rs 1 lakh. Also, Khan has put in a labour of over 35 days and has used the best quality chemical wax weighing around 72 kg.
"He is Rajkumar's fan since the time he stared watching movies. Using his skills in wax sculpting, he'll pay a tribute to his favourite hero," said Khan's father, Shafiullah Khan.
Dr Rajkumar isn't the only one standing tall at Khan's workshop. He has also carved a wax figure of liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Besides, Khan plans to make wax figures of icons from the field of politics, sports, theatre and art.
He intends to setup a wax museum in the country. "I'll showcase all the iconic Indians in my museum," said Khan who has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by making the longest chain of carved toothpicks.
