Amitabh Bachchan statue listed as tourist attraction on Google Maps

A life-size statue of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan installed by an Indian-American businessman outside his New Jersey residence in the US has now been listed by Google as a tourist attraction. Gopi Seth installed Bachchan's life-size statue in August 2022 outside his residence in Edison city, about 35 kilometres south of Manhattan in New York.Two years later, the statue, which depicts Bachchan seated in his "Kaun Banega Crorepati" posture, has become a tourist spot for many Indians visiting the area, Seth said. “Our home has become one of the most popular tourist attractions, thanks to the Amitabh Bachchan statue. Recognised by Google Search, this site attracts a growing number of visitors each day,” Seth said.The statue was inaugurated by eminent community leader Albert Jasani in a 2022 ceremony that was attended by 600 people in Edison, often called Little India for being home to a significantly large Indian-American population. The ceremony was accompanied by bursting of fire-crackers and an impromptu dance by a fan club of the Indian superstar.Seth, who arrived in the US from Dahod in eastern Gujarat in 1990, has been running www.BigBEFamily.com, a website for "Big B Extended Family", for the past three decades.