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Danny Boyle all set to lead Shanghai fest jury

Danny Boyle all set to lead Shanghai fest juryWashington, Mar 26 : `Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle will be the leading member of the jury at the Shanghai Film Festival.

The Oscar-winner filmmaker told the Xinhua news agency that he had never been on a fest jury before.

Boyle also revealed his plans to make a flick in China.

"When you have a city that is full of people and stories like Mumbai, Beijing or Shanghai, it''s just so much excitement and potential for a filmmaker. It''s like a dream come true," Variety magazine quoted him as saying.

Split from Miller made Rhys Ifans learn a valuable lesson

Split from Miller made Rhys Ifans learn a valuable lessonWashington, Mar 26 : Hollywood actor Rhys Ifans has said that he has no regrets as far as his split from Sienna Miller is concerned, as it made him learn the valuable lesson of staying away from high profile relationships.

Ifans and Miller romance attracted a lot of media attention.

Ifans is grateful that after the split he is not hounding by the paparazzi.

Judi Dench returns to stage after ankle injury

 Judi Dench returns to stage after ankle injuryWashington, Mar 26 : Hollywood actress Judi Dench, who twisted her ankle during a fall at the Wyndham theatre, has returned to the London theatre to rehearse for her play `Madame De Sade'.

Judi was exiting the theatre after a long day when she abruptly fell and badly twisted her ankle.

Judi, who was hospitalized after the fall, could not refrain herself from getting back to work after missing four rehearsals.

She returned to the theatre on March 24, using a stick to aid walking.

Fraudsters replace Queen''s head with Boy George on fake notes

Fraudsters replace Queen''s head with Boy George on fake notesLondon, Mar 26 : In a bizarre incident, fraudsters replaced the Queen's head with a picture of jailed pop singer Boy George on forged bank notes.

The forgery came into limelight after a staff at a stationary shop discovered a fake 20-pound note with a picture of the former Culture Club singer on its watermark instead of the monarch.

Ryman''s in Gravesend, Kent didn't realise the fraud until they tried to cash the note on March 23.

Kim Kardashian: I''m proud of my body and my curves

Washington, Mar 26 : Socialite Kim Kardashian has hit out at criticism surrounding her photograph on the cover of Complex magazine, insisting she is proud of her body.

The controversy started off after Complex magazine posted a non-photoshopped picture of 28-year-old TV personality only to replace it a few hours later with an edited image.

However, Kardashian admits she doesn''t care.

"Everyone has been putting up these pics from Complex Magazine showing the comparison of the original un-Photoshopped photo that mistakenly was put up on complex. com," Usmagazine. com quoted her as writing on her blog.

"Complex later replaced the pic with the photoshopped version, causing all of this drama.

Michael Eavis: Glastonbury Festival will never go pop

Michael Eavis: Glastonbury Festival will never go popLondon, Mar 26 : Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has ruled out the possibility of the popular music festival turning into a pop event.

The 73-year-old dairy farmer has declared he'll never invite a pop act to headline.

"I don't think we'll ever go down the pop route for getting a headliner for Glastonbury," the Daily Star quoted Eavis as saying.

He also denied inviting Madonna to the festival.

"Madonna hasn't been asked by us," he added.

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