He adds, "This was followed by an on-stage interview at the BAFTA, a life in pictures as it were, with Abhishek Bachchan, conducted by the peerless Francine Stock.
Given that previous such honourees include James Cameron, Meryl Streep, Guillermo del Toro and our own Deepa Mehta and Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek was indeed in exalted company.
What caused more than a ripple of excitement when Abhishek walked into the BAFTA's packed-to-the-rafters Princess Anne Theatre was who accompanied him, couple of whom you may just have heard of - the aforementioned Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan."