Established in 2010, Sunil’s Celebrity Wax Museum is the largest and first in India. All the sculptures are designed by Sunil Kandalloor, a Mumbai-based artist.
The museum houses 100+ very real looking celebrities like Mahatma Gandhi, Shubas Chandra Bose, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, and many Bollywood stars like Big B. They do not limit themselves to just Indians but also have Hollywood celebrities like Jackie Chan, Charlie Chaplin.
The ticket Cost is Rs.200 per person.
Distance From Pune: 65 km
Distance From Mumbai: 85 km
Distance From Tiger’s Point: 11 km
Distance From Lonavla Station: 1 km
Timings: Mon-Sun 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
About Sunil Kandallor
Sunil Kandallor is a self-taught wax model sculptor. He has been a sculptor for the last 17 years and has made more than 250 wax models of National and International leaders and celebrities. He opened this wax museum in Lonavla in the year 2010 and has never looked back since. He opened up another wax museum in Devgad in 2017 and in Thiruvananthapuram as well.
List of Celebrity Models at Lonavla Wax Museum
| Exhibited Models | Exhibited Models | Upcoming Models |
| Mahatma Gandhiji | Kapil Dev | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Shivaji Maharaj | Chhagan Bujbal | Sardar Veela Bhai Patel |
| Indira Gandhiji | A.R. Rahman | Rajnikanth |
| Swami Vivekananda | Michael Jackson | R. Madhavan |
| Rabindranath Tagore | Prabhu Deva | Govinda |
| Shirdi Sai Baba | Angelina Jolie | Sumo Wrestler |
| Mother Teresa | Dr. Balaji Tambe | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| Rajiv Gandhi | Oommen Chandy | Lionel Messi |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Rasul Pppkutty | Muhammed Rafi |
| M.S. Subbulakshmi | K. Radhakrishnan | Amrish Puri |
| Sathya Sai Baba | Bhagat Singh | Pandit Jasraj |
| Sri Sri Ravi Sankar | Amitabh Bachhan | |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Mr. Balasaheb Thackery | |
| Anna Hazare | Salman Khan | |
| Babasaheb Purandare | Jacqueline Fernandez | |
| Dadsaheb Phalke | Narender Modi | |
| Sonu Sood | Ramdas Athawale | |
| Mukesh Khanna | Jackie Chan | |
| Charlie Chaplin | Saddam Hussein | |
| Hariharan | Adolf Hitler | |
| Jackie Shroff | Benazir Bhutto | |
| Virat Kohli | Prakash Raj |
Is It Worth Visiting?
If you have not visited any wax museum, then you should definitely visit here once.
Do you need to book in advance to visit Sunil’s Celebrity Wax Museum?
It is not necessary to book in advance. You can easily get tickets if you buy them at the counter after reaching there.
Which is the nearest landmark?
The museum is next to Kumar Resort and McDonalds.
What are the various modes of payment accepted here?
They accept Cash, UPI, Paytm, Credit Cards or Debit Cards.
Nearby Places To Explore
If you are in Lonavla, you should definitely explore Pawna Lake. The magnificent lake is best explored with a night’s stay at one of the camping sites. Weekend Feels offers Pawna Lake Camping which is one of the most highly rated and renowned camping sites in the area.
