Shrinivas Gupta, an industrialist from Karnataka has made the headlines after installing a lifelike silicone statue of his wife who had recently passed away. They had recently moved into a new home which had apparently been his wife’s dream house. Upon realising that she would not be present with them, he had ordered and got made a real-life size silicone statue of his wife and hard poster pictures online.
The guests who had attended the house warming were shocked to see his dead wife on their couch, only to later realise that it was a lifelike statue. Following this, they had shared images online. These images became viral and earned a lot of appreciation and tears from people all over the world who had reshared it.
Speaking about his wife’s statue, Shrinivas Gupta told ANI that his new residence was Madhavi’s “dream home”. The industrialist also said that the statue was built over one year by artist Shreedhar Murthy from Bengaluru.
Madhavi, who was Shrinivas’ wife, had passed away due to a car accident in 2017. It had been her dream home, the family was reluctant to move-in. The answer to the dilemma had been a statue was installed at his new home with the help of an acclaimed architect, Ranghannanavar, ANI reported. Her statue is an exact replica of Madhavi, decked up in a bright magenta saree and gold jewellery, seated on a sofa, as seen in the pictures made available.
It's a great feeling to have my wife again at my home, as this was her dream home. Artist Shreedhar Murthy from Bengaluru took a year to prepare my wife's statue. Silicon was used for the statue for durability: Shrinivas Gupta on installing silicon statue of his deceased wife https://t.co/UY4bFcHnvL pic.twitter.com/AbtH1spYbD
— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2020