Abhishek Bachchan to be honoured by BAFTA
Abhishek Bachchan will open the 12th London Asian Film Festival ‘Tongues on Fire,’ which will be held from March 5-14 in London.
It will express the spirit of Asian independent media and cinema cultures of South Asia. Abhishek will also be honoured by the British Academy of Film and Televisions Arts (BAFTA) in association with ‘Tongues of Fire’.
He would also be interviewed for the Academy’s ‘A Life in Pictures’ segment which covers best of the best creative talent in films. His father Amitabh Bachchan is the only other Indian actor to have been honoured here before. The festival includes a ‘Masterclass with Abhishek Bachchan’ followed by a screening of his film, ‘Guru.’ 
“This is a huge honour that BAFTA thought me worthy of and it is wonderful to know that I am only the second Indian film actor who they are honouring with this recognition. What is even more exciting is that I am the first of the young generation to represent my film industry to the English audience. And by doing this they do not honour me, they honour the young talent of the Indian film industry,” said Abhishek.
