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Déjà vu for Amitabh Bachchan at Leeds

By Subhash K. Jha Jun 11, 2007, 13:47 GMT

Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan got extremely emotional on receiving a doctorate from the Leeds Metropolitan University. 'What makes this doctorate really special is the fact that I've received it in Britain. To be thus decorated in the country where my father (Harivansh Rai Bachchan) got his doctorate at Cambridge, and that too in my father's centenary year, makes this a very emotional experience for me,' Amitabh told IANS.The Big B also felt humbled by the experience. 'My doctorate can never be compared with my father's. But this is a moment that I'll cherish forever.' Well-known director Yash Chopra and veteran actress Shabana Azmi were also honoured along with Amitabh Saturday at the university.This is the second time an honorary degree has been conferred on Amitabh by a British University. The De Montfort University in Leicester had honoured Amitabh with an honorary Doctor of Arts degree on July 19, 2006 in recognition of his distinguished career in films. © 2007 Indo-Asian News Service

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