SINGAPORE - Media OutReach^[1] - 23 February, 2018 -  Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has joined other celebrities at the IIFA Awards Experience in Madame Tussauds Singapore. The figure of Ranbir showcases his character Kabir 'Bunny' Thapar from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - one of the highest-grossing Indian movies made!

To celebrate the arrival of Ranbir's figure, we invited Dance Embassy to give a Bollywood dance workshop within the IIFA Awards Experience as a tribute to his character. Lavania Hajji from Dance Embassy created a dance workout on Badtameez Dill.

"I really liked the setting, especially the star-studded audience around us, besides Ranbir, other Bollywood legends; Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan were there, it was quite intimidating! Besides the workout, we also danced in front of the AR dance screen whereby you will appear on stage surrounded by Bollywood dancers, it was so much fun!" said: Meenal Badiani, one of the dancers.

The figure of Ranbir Kapoor will be touring, which means that he will be featured in Madame Tussauds Singapore for a limited period and will travel to other Madame Tussauds across the region.

Craig Connor, General Manager of Madame Tussauds Singapore said, "It is great to have the figure of Ranbir Kapoor in Singapore, he will attract the younger crowd. Madame Tussauds will continue to invest in the ultimate Bollywood experience by adding newcomers and old-time favourites to the collection in the near future".

The IIFA Awards Experience in Singapore is an interactive experience, where guests can re-live the glamour of the Bollywood awards ceremony. They can walk the green carpet, give a speech at the acceptance stage, be on the cover of the IIFA magazine and dance in front of an augmented reality dance screen. A dance off on Badtameez Dil is a must when visiting the IIFA Awards Experience at Madame Tussauds Singapore!

About Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds is the ultimate celebrity experience and the world's best known and most popular wax attraction. There are currently 23 Madame Tussauds attractions around the world.  Each of the attractions is unique and tailored to the host city and visitor demographic to feature both local as well as international figures.

The result of 200 years of expertise and painstaking research every figure takes Madame Tussauds' gifted sculptors a minimum of three months to make, and costs more than $300K (Singapore dollars). Most contemporary figures are also produced following sittings with the celebrities themselves.

About Merlin Entertainments plc

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS plc is the leading name in location-based, family entertainment. Europe's Number 1 and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates more than 111 attractions, hotels and holiday villages in 23 countries and across 4 continents. The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its almost 63 million visitors worldwide.

Merlin currently has different brands in Asia including Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND Parks and Resorts, Sealife and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Visit http://www.merlinentertainments.biz^[2] for more information.

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