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Walk of the Stars

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Walk of the Stars
Kareena Kapoor's hand print at the Walk of the Stars.
Walk of the Stars is located in Mumbai
Walk of the Stars
Location within Mumbai
Established28 March 2012 (2012-03-28)
Dissolved2014 (2014)
LocationBandstand Promenade, Bandra, Mumbai
Coordinates19°02′34″N 72°49′09″E / 19.042718°N 72.819132°E / 19.042718; 72.819132
TypeEntertainment hall of fame
FounderUTV
OwnerUTV

The Walk of the Stars was 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] The section was dissolved in 2014.

Cost

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A brass statue on the Walk of Stars cost 3.5 million (US$42,000).

Stars honoured

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A tourist poses next to a statue of Raj Kapoor.

The following stars had been honoured with an autograph, tile or statue on the Walk of the Stars.[3]

Name Autograph Handprint Statue
Anupam Kher checkY
Ashok Kumar checkY
Ajay Devgan checkY
Asha Parekh checkY
Dev Anand checkY checkY
Guru Dutt checkY
Kareena Kapoor checkY
Karisma Kapoor checkY
Kishore Kumar checkY
Meena Kumari checkY
Nargis Dutt checkY
Neetu Singh checkY
Prithviraj Kapoor checkY
Rajesh Khanna checkY
Raj Kapoor checkY checkY
Randhir Kapoor checkY
Rishi Kapoor checkY
Shabana Azmi checkY
Shammi Kapoor checkY checkY
Sharmila Tagore checkY
Shashi Kapoor checkY
Sonakshi Sinha checkY
Sridevi checkY
Sunil Dutt checkY
Vidya Balan checkY
Yash Chopra checkY

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Thirani, Neha (26 March 2012). "Mumbai Gets Its Own Walk of Fame". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Bebo launches B-town's very own 'Walk of Fame'". India Today. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Walking with the stars". Business Standard. India. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.