<p>Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has recalled the "wonderful" moment he shared with Hollywood legend Christopher Lee in South Africa.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Bachchan, 72, who met the veteran actor during his stint as a jury for Miss World pageant said, Lee was a great company.<br /><br />"Some years ago I was invited to be on the Jury for the Miss World Contest, in South Africa, soon after the year after our own Miss World debacle in ABCL.<br /><br />"Sir Christopher Lee was on the panel of judges with us, and I remember the wonderful time spent with him during the contest. He was a great company... Played a few rounds of golf with him during the off moments, a proficient golfer with a handsome handicap...," the "Piku" star wrote on his blog.<br /><br />Bachchan said he missed the chance of meeting the "Lord of the Rings" star again when he travelled to India in to shoot for Jinnah biopic, released in 1998.<br /><br />"A few years later I got a note from him that he was on his way to India to film... A chapter in the history of pre independent India... He was playing Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan.<br /><br />"I was travelling and could not respond to him ... Sad that I missed his company and the opportunity to host him here in Mumbai... And today he has left this world... Prayers and peace in condolence!!," he added.<br /><br />Lee, 93, died on June 7 after being hospitalised for respiratory problems and heart failure in a London hospital. However, the Bitish media reported the news yesterday as the actor's wife wished to inform the family members first.</p>
<p>Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has recalled the "wonderful" moment he shared with Hollywood legend Christopher Lee in South Africa.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Bachchan, 72, who met the veteran actor during his stint as a jury for Miss World pageant said, Lee was a great company.<br /><br />"Some years ago I was invited to be on the Jury for the Miss World Contest, in South Africa, soon after the year after our own Miss World debacle in ABCL.<br /><br />"Sir Christopher Lee was on the panel of judges with us, and I remember the wonderful time spent with him during the contest. He was a great company... Played a few rounds of golf with him during the off moments, a proficient golfer with a handsome handicap...," the "Piku" star wrote on his blog.<br /><br />Bachchan said he missed the chance of meeting the "Lord of the Rings" star again when he travelled to India in to shoot for Jinnah biopic, released in 1998.<br /><br />"A few years later I got a note from him that he was on his way to India to film... A chapter in the history of pre independent India... He was playing Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan.<br /><br />"I was travelling and could not respond to him ... Sad that I missed his company and the opportunity to host him here in Mumbai... And today he has left this world... Prayers and peace in condolence!!," he added.<br /><br />Lee, 93, died on June 7 after being hospitalised for respiratory problems and heart failure in a London hospital. However, the Bitish media reported the news yesterday as the actor's wife wished to inform the family members first.</p>