Madame Tussauds entity ceased to exist. On 17 July 2007, as part of the financing for the Tussauds deal, Merlin sold the freehold of Madame Tussauds to private investor Nick Leslau and his investment firm Prestbury under a sale and leaseback agreement. Although the attraction sites are owned by Prestbury, they are operated by Merlin based on a renewable 35-year lease. Madame Tussaud's wax museum became a major tourist attraction in London, incorporating (until 2010) the London Planetarium in its west wing and a large animated dark ride, "The Spirit of London", opened in 1993. Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical
Madhubala her 1962 release "Half Ticket" was also remastered, digitally coloured and re-released after 50 years of its original release. On 10 August 2017, the New Delhi center of Madame Tussauds unveiled a statue of Madhubala, as the famous courtesan Anarkali (of "Mughal-E-Azam" fame) as a tribute to the legendary actress. The Madame Tussauds opened in New Delhi on December 1, 2017. In 2018 the "New York Times" published a belated obituary for her. Despite the fact that Madhubala was very a very popular and lovable actress in the 1950s and early 1960s, she never received any award like her contemporaries,