Kolkata gets SRK for a piece of fish

The actor who is now the brand ambassador for West Bengal, jests about his remuneration for the job, says he’d rather eat fried fish instead
The Chief Minister, who has on occasions kept even the Prime Minister waiting, was left twiddling her thumbs anxiously when Shah Rukh Khan arrived 30 minutes late at Kolkata’s Writers Building.
Mirror was present at the colonial-era building, where SRK met Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening, before officially taking on the rather heavy mantle of West Bengal’s brand ambassador.
True to style, SRK came in with the storm. The dreaded and awaited Nor’easters or Kalbaisakhi gales were wreaking havoc outside, when SRK and Mamata stayed ensconced in the CM’s room, discussing the way forward over endless cups of tea, biscuits and …well.. fried fish. We can tell you, rather than serve five-star fare to the VIP guest, Didi chose to serve him food prepared by her ‘very own’ Writers Canteen.
It was only after an hour, around 7.30 in the evening, that the two emerged, beaming, hand in hand, with SRK playing to the gallery and to Mamata, by addressing her as “Didi” and claiming that from here on he would do “only as she wishes.” The CM reciprocated by addressing him as her “brother.”
SRK, whose association with Kolkata is now five years old, may have fallen out of favour with the average Bengali when his team decided to leave Saurav Ganguly out of the team. But all that seemed to be a thing of the past as a massive crowd braved the hailstorm to catch a glimpse of their favourite star, who looked only too happy to let the fire and brimstone CM finally take charge, by holding his hand and guiding him through the press briefing.
When asked about his remuneration, SRK dodged the question with a smile and a twinkle, “I had some fried fish today, and whenever I am here, I will have more fried fish.”
Producers, take note.