Walk of the Stars
![]() Kareena Kapoor's hand print at the Walk of the Stars. | |
![]() ![]() Location within Mumbai | |
Established | 28 March 2012 |
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Dissolved | 2014 |
Location | Bandstand Promenade, Bandra, Mumbai |
Coordinates | 19°02′34″N 72°49′09″E / 19.042718°N 72.819132°E |
Type | Entertainment hall of fame |
Founder | UTV |
Owner | UTV |
The Walk of the Stars is a section of the Bandstand Promenade in Bandra, Mumbai honouring Bollywood film stars. The path features about six statues of famous Bollywood actors as well as about 100 brass plates embossed with the handprints and signatures of other stars. The walk is inspired by the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is funded and privately managed by UTV and promoted through their UTV Stars television channel.[1] The walk is 2 km long. It was inaugurated by actress Kareena Kapoor on 28 March 2012, with actor Randhir Kapoor and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar also present.[2]
Cost[]
A brass statue on the Walk of Stars cost ₹3.5 million (US$46,000).
Stars honoured[]
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The following stars had been honoured with an autograph, tile or statue on the Walk of the Stars.[3]
Name | Autograph | Handprint | Statue |
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Anupam Kher | ![]() |
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Ashok Kumar | ![]() |
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Ajay Devgan | ![]() |
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Asha Parekh | ![]() |
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Dev Anand | ![]() |
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Guru Dutt | ![]() |
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Kareena Kapoor | ![]() |
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Karisma Kapoor | ![]() |
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Kishore Kumar | ![]() |
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Meena Kumari | ![]() |
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Nargis Dutt | ![]() |
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Neetu Singh | ![]() |
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Prithviraj Kapoor | ![]() |
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Rajesh khanna | ![]() | ||
Raj Kapoor | ![]() |
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Randhir Kapoor | ![]() |
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Rishi Kapoor | ![]() |
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Shabana Azmi | ![]() |
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Shammi Kapoor | ![]() |
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Sharmila Tagore | ![]() |
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Shashi Kapoor | ![]() |
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Sonakshi Sinha | ![]() |
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Sridevi | ![]() |
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Sunil Dutt | ![]() |
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Vidya Balan | ![]() |
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Yash Chopra | ![]() |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Thirani, Neha (26 March 2012). "Mumbai Gets Its Own Walk of Fame". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Bebo launches B-town's very own 'Walk of Fame'". India Today. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Walking with the stars". Business Standard. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- Bollywood
- Tourist attractions in Mumbai
- Walks of fame
- Halls of fame in India
- 2012 establishments in Maharashtra
- 2014 disestablishments in India
- Awards established in 2012
- Entertainment halls of fame
- Bandra
- Defunct tourist attractions in India