Talk about the call of the father-in-law.

Amitabh Bachchan was in Karjat, near Mumbai, attending an anniversary celebration of art director Nitin Desai's ND Studios, when he had some interesting guests.

Bahu-to-be Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan were shooting nearby for Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodha Akbar, and dropped by to see Amitji.

Pictured are Ash, Amitabh, Hrithik and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray.

Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar