Move over Big B

After the hype created over a proposed temple to idolise superstar Amitabh Bachchan by his zealous fans, over 100 starry-eyed admirers of Shah Rukh Khan have whipped up a new frenzy here by dedicating a museum to the star.

The Shah Rukh Khan Fan Club, which joined the bandwagon of 'social service' organisations floated in the name of Hindi film stars, unveiled the museum housing SRK memorabilia in Kolkatta, on January 29.

Potters from Kumartuli, famed for crafting lifelike images of Goddess Durga and her progeny, were employed to create the life-size clay statue of the teen icon -- the centre of attraction of the museum.

"SRK's latest interviews in leading film magazines, his real life photographs, myriad collections by his fans, a book on his film Asoka and lots of other interesting nuggets would form part of this museum," initiator of the club Arnab Roy says.

Roy, leading the 121-member club of mostly school and college going students, said there was more in store -- the red Chaiya Chaiya jacket, the Asoka sword and the Mohabbatein violin. In fact, the star has promised to hand these over to the museum during a city tour in April.

PTI