Anjali Parmar as a female Charlie Chaplin
Last updated: 21 april, 2010 - 12:30 GMT
India's Charlie Chaplin devotees
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The great silent movie star Charlie Chaplin still has fans all over the world. But one of the more surprising groups is based in Adipur, in the Indian state of Gujarat.
click The Charlie Circle was set up by Dr Ashok Aswani in the 1970s and now has 250 members, with ages ranging from 72 right down to two-year-old toddlers.
Fans do not just study Charlie Chaplin's films, they also imitate his style and character, as our reporter Nivedita Pathak has been finding out.
Gallery: The Charlie Circle
L.L. Chinyara sticking the Charlie Moustache on Ashok Aswani
18-month-old Bhavishya is the youngest Charlie Chaplin
10-year-old Talin getting ready for the act
Ashok Aswani's portrait as Charlie Chaplin in his living room
Charlie Chaplin, to some, is a God-like figure
Practising Charlie's moves
Does anyone know the collective noun for a group of Chaplins?
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