Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who launched his biography 'SRK-Still Reading Khan' by Mushtaq Shiekh, said he had always thought that he was too young to have a book written on him.

''I never considered myself so important to have a biography on me. But, it pays to have a writer as a neighbour. I feel overwhelmed, embarrassed and at the same time emotional at this honour,'' SRK said at a grand book launch function last night.

The superstar remembered his late parents on the occasion. ''I wish they were alive today to see the importance being given to me,'' he said emotionally. ''I have never felt so special. They should have been here to witness the importance being given to me which I do not deserve. There is nothing more than materialistic success,'' he added.

Mushtaq described the 460 page book published by Om Books International and priced at Rs 2,995 as his labour of love which took more than four years.

Shah Rukh said Mushtaq would speak to him a lot about his personal details. ''He never gave me an idea of what he was doing.

In fact, I did not know that he had gone to my old home and school in Delhi to research on me. Apart from doing informal interviews, Mushtaq did not trouble me much,'' he said.

Shah Rukh said in the last three years, this was the third book on him.

But, this is the first biography on the superstar.

According to Mushtaq, 'SRK-Still Reading Khan' was more of a real life journey book than a biography. ''Shah Rukh has just began his quest to the top. To put him on paper and say this is it would be unfair to the man and all that he has achieved. He moves at such a speed that I would have to come up with revised editions on the biography every month. This book is not just about the written word.

It is a treasure trove of rare and unseen photos of the man called Shah Rukh.'' The author said the book covers everything about the actor.

His journey from nowhere into the hearts of every Indian is the fodder of the book.

Sajid Khan was the compere of the evening. Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta, Farah Khan, Abbas Mustan, Aziz Mirza, television actors from Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, Karan Johar, Javed Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar were prominent among those present on the occasion.