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Shilpa: dream come true

London: Indian actor Shilpa Shetty on Wednesday said it was a “dream come true” on being conferred an honorary doctorate by a U.K. university for her outstanding contribution to cultural diversity.

“It is like a dream come true. My parents always wanted me to be a graduate and today it has been realised with the Leeds Metropolitan University conferring the degree, Doctor of Arts, on me,” 32-year-old Ms. Shetty said. “I am extremely humbled and honoured,” she said, and promised to live up to the expectations of her well-wishers. Ms. Shetty became the youngest actor from the Indian film fraternity to join the ranks of Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and Yash Chopra to receive the honour. — PTI

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