The Walk of the Stars is a section of the Bandstand Promenade in Bandra, Mumbai honoring 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 was 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[edit | edit source]
A brass statue on the Walk of Stars cost Template:INRConvert.
Stars Honoured[edit | edit source]
The following stars have been honoured with an autograph, tile or statue on the Walk of the Stars.[3]
Future Development[edit | edit source]
UTV plans to add benches with statues of Guru Dutt, Dev Anand, Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Nutan and Bimal Roy. It will also add tiles with hand impressions of the Khans and the Bachchans.
UTV intends to open another Walk Of The Stars at Kingdom Of Dreams, Gurgaon and eventually in cities like Dubai, London, Los Angeles, and South East Asia.[4]