United Kingdom, Dec. 9 -- Vin Diesel says that Sir Michael Caine has had a significant impact on his life.

The Fast and Furious star has taken to Instagram to share a picture of himself alongside The Italian Job legend - just days after he presented the 92-year-old actor with a lifetime achievement award at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia - where he gave an insight into the friendship they have.

Diesel captioned his post: "I wanted to wait until you and your family were safely home in London before sharing this.

"The world saw me hand you a Lifetime Achievement Award this. Your wife, daughters and grandchildren watching. What they didn't see was everything else... When we first met, I was drowning in a fame I never learned to...