Walk of the Stars

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]

Walk of the Stars
Kareena Kapoor's hand print at the Walk of the Stars.
Location within Mumbai
Established28 March 2012 (2012-03-28)
Dissolved2014 (2014)
LocationBandstand Promenade, Bandra, Mumbai
Coordinates19.042718°N 72.819132°E / 19.042718; 72.819132
TypeEntertainment hall of fame
FounderUTV
OwnerUTV

Cost

A brass statue on the Walk of Stars cost ₹3.5 million (US$49,000).

Stars honoured
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]. Notable actors Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and other celebrities were slated to be honoured.

Uninstallation

The Walk of Stars project was cancelled due to unspecified reasons. Statues were subsequently uninstalled from the promenade. The acquisition of UTV by Disney was rumoured to be a reason but company spokepersons have yet to release an official statement.[4]


NameAutographHandprintStatue
Anupam kherY
Ashok KumarY
Ajay DevganY
Asha ParekhY
Dev AnandYY
Guru DuttY
Kareena KapoorY
Karisma KapoorY
Kishore KumarY
Meena KumariY
Nargis DuttY
Neetu SinghY
Prithviraj KapoorY
Rajesh khanna Y
Raj KapoorYY
Randhir KapoorY
Rishi KapoorY
Shabana AzmiY
Shammi KapoorYY
Sharmila TagoreY
Shashi KapoorY
Sonakshi SinhaY
SrideviY
Sunil DuttY
Vidya BalanY
Yash ChopraY
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See also

References
  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. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. "UTV walk of stars have disappeared from Bandstand". Bandra Info. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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