London, Feb 27 : A British school that staged a gay version of Romeo and Juliet - called Romeo and Julian - has been accused of "mind-blowing" political correctness.

The play, which was performed by teenagers at a mixed school in east London to coincide with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) History Month, has caused a stir in parliament.

Drama teacher Jo Letson reworked Shakespeare's play to challenge `homophobia and homophobic bullying'.

The version was praised by actor Sir Ian McKellen when he saw it last month, reports The Telegraph.

Calling for a debate on political correctness during questions on upcoming Commons business, Tory MP Philip Davies said: "This is mind-blowing.

Washington, February 27 : Two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman accepted an honorary commander title from the French Government with moist eyes on Thursday.

The 71-year-old was made a foreign commander of the country''s National Order of Arts and Letters in recognition of his contributions to the film industry.

He received a green medallion from France''s Culture Minister Christine Albanel in a glamorous Parisian ceremony.

London, Feb 27 : Sir Paul McCartney is updating the vegetarian food range of his late wife Linda.

Frozen dishes by the late Lady McCartney's became popular in the early Nineties and Sir Paul and daughter Mary have been involved in the re-branding of the products.

The new packaging features photography by Mary. Also, the great singer came up with the new tagline for the range, Food To Come Home To.

Washington, Feb 27 : Paula Abdul wants to settle down and start a family before it''s too late.

Following her split from restaurant owner J. T. Torregiani last year, the twice-wed 46-year-old has been single, reports Contactmusic.

Abdul tells OK! magazine, "I tried marriage and it didn''t work too well for me, but I would very much like to find a soulmate.

"I look at couples like Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell and see what I would like to have: a beautiful lasting relationship that doesn''t require a piece of paper."

Kolkata-based tabla player Pandit Anindo Chatterjee is a well-known artiste in the classical music circuit. He is famous for his mastery over the traditional tabla. Disciple of the great tabla guru and composer Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Chatterjee was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. And now the Pandit Anindo Chatterjee Foundation, a Pune-based organisation founded in honour of Anindo Chatterjee has organised a musical concert on February 28. The concert will compromise vocal, instrumental and dance performances by international artistes.

From sketching in school to designing the multi-set for Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), this man has surely come a long way—a path untrodden by any artiste before. Nitin Desai, artist and art director is in the city on a shoot and shares his journey on his work post Slumdog.

Part of the historic film, Nitin says, “Slumdog Millionare is a special project in many ways. The film gave a chance to Indian artistes and technicians to portray their work. It also proves that we do not lag technically and great work is being churned out in the country. Just the way Resul Pookutty’s sound mixing got recognition.”