A petition is calling for a waxwork to be installed at Madame Tussauds to celebrate the life and works of Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna.

The petition expresses the wish to install 'The waxwork of Rajesh Khanna, India's First Superstar and Phenomenon at Madame Tussauds Museum'.

The paper petition has so far received over 18,000 signatures. 

It added, "Born on 29 December 1942 in Amritsar, Punjab, Rajesh Khanna ranked first and won the United Producers All India Talent Contest held in 1965 by beating 10,000 contestants.  

"No rise of a star has been quite as dramatic or spectacular as that of Rajesh Khanna.

"In 1969 Rajesh Khanna achieved super-stardom with Shakti Samantha's Aradhana.
 
"Rajesh Khanna with Indian music legend singer Kishore Kumar and music director RD Burman gave unforgettable, timeless hit songs which are immensely popular even today.

"Rajesh Khanna appeared in 163 feature films of which 106 had him as the sole lead hero. 

"He had 16 consecutive solo superhits between 1969 to 1972 which is still an unbroken record in Indian film history. He won 3 Filmare Best Actor awards and was nominated for the same 14 times. He was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement award in 2005 and IIFA Lifetime Achievement award in 2010."

The petition can be viewed here