Cricket's latest superstar Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] and Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ] on Wednesday realised their cherished wish of meeting each other.

It was a chance meeting between the two icons who were unaware that they were both shooting in the Film City.

Bachchan, who was shooting for a Bhojpuri film 'Ganga', came to know that Dhoni was doing a commercial.

A "die-hard" Dhoni fan, he promptly called up his co-star in the movie Manoj Tiwary who also happens to be the brother-in-law of the cricketer.

Tiwary, in turn, called Dhoni who said it would not be proper for a person of the stature of 'Bachchan ji' to come down to him. He would himself come to meet the Bollywood superstar.

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When Dhoni was finally face to face with Bachchan, he told him, "I have idolised only two persons since my childhood. One is Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] and the other is Amitabh Bachchan.

"I am now playing with Tendulkar and today I got a chance to meet you as well. I will always cherish this day of my life."

Bachchan, on his part said, "I am your die-hard fan. I was desperate to meet you."