Just call me Dr Shilpa Shetty...

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Posted: 18 years ago

Just call me Dr Shilpa Shetty...
By: Ram Kamal Mukherjee
July 18, 2007

UK university to bestow an honorary degree on the actress!

Looks like Big Brother is being extremely generous to Shilpa Shetty, who is all set to get an honorary doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University.

Shilpa will be visiting the varsity to attend a seminar and will be felicitated with this honour.

Says a source, "Shilpa received a letter from Leeds Metropolitan University immediately after her visit to Yorkshire.

The letter states that the University wants to award Shilpa an honorary doctorate for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema."

Fostering diversity

Shilpa's spokesperson confirms the news saying, "If Shilpa accepts, the conferment will be in recognition of her contribution to cultural diversity and good relations between the people of UK and India. She is an icon in the UK and this award will help Shilpa bridge the gap between the two countries."

In good company

Incidentally, the same university conferred an honorary doctorate to Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and Yash Chopra last year.

Meanwhile, Shilpa is all set to showcase her talents on an international stage in a musical based on Bollywood. "The reason Shilpa agreed to do the musical was because she wants foreigners to get familiar with Indian culture," adds her spokesperson.

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Posted: 18 years ago

to be very honest,i really think that the British people have gone mad!! DR SHILPA IS TOOOOO MUCH!! everyone says that the british people r racists etc etc...but look,shilpa got sooooooo much in return from the british people for nothing!!

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Posted: 18 years ago

I m really happy for her.Time has come that shilpa gets her due and she's getting it.So we shud be happy 4 her achievements.I think she deserves all the success.Wish her more success.CONGRATULATIONS to her!

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amy22

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Posted: 18 years ago

I think it's getting too much. She has gotten enough publicity through Big Brother. In Big Brother days I was really with her and I really appreciated her patience but this si way too much.

Just after BB, she's gotten two awards and what's this doctorate for? I don't think she was all that remarkable in her movies.

That's so exaggerated.