Shakti Kapoor, whose son Siddhanth had a narrow escape during the London blasts July 7, is thanking his lucky stars.

Siddhant, who is studying film direction in London, travels by the tube every day. However, on the fateful day, he happened to be late by a few minutes and got a call from the institute asking him not to venture out.

But it was poor Shakti who paced up and down the floor and almost broke down on the sets of Sudhakar Bokade's film, which was being shot at the other end of London.

"For the next two hours, the lines were jammed and I was in total panic as all kinds of possibilities came to my mind. The whole city of London was in turmoil and I couldn't control my tears.

"It was only later that I learnt that Siddhant was safe and I heaved a sigh of relief. Now I know that luck is really on my side," Shakti smiles.