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Jhulasan (Gujarat), Sept 21: Indian-origin American astronaut Sunita Williams on Friday visited her native village in Gujarat amidst much fanfare.

Williams, who arrived in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, is in India for the first time after her successful expedition aboard space shuttle Discovery.

People of Jhulasan village, William's father's ancestral village, welcomed her with true Gujarati customs putting up folk dances as large crowds gathered to get a glimpse of her.

Washington, September 21 : Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has said that the quality of films made in the US today has diminished a lot as compared to the ones made before the 1960s.

He said that while the standard of movies across the world had diminished due to crisis of creation, American flicks were falling in terms of quality.

"It's difficult to make a movie anywhere in Europe now. There is a general crisis of creation,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

Washington, Sept 21: Scottish comedian Billy Connolly has been lined–up to play a wizard in the final installment of the Harry Potter movies, if reports are to be believed.

Connelly may play the role of Zenophilous Lovegood, the father of Potter's pal, Luna Lovegood in the final Potter flick ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows’.

A source said that the actor is the ‘perfect’ choice for the role

"Billy is the perfect actor for the role," Contactmusic quoted a source, as telling Mirror.

London, Sept 21 : It seems that Amy Winehouse did not have the stomach for the huge amount of food and booze she ordered at the MOBO awards recently.

At the event the ‘Rehab’ star asked for two bottles of Rioja, two cases of 24-pack Heineken, one large bottle of vodka, two bottles of champagne (chilled with flutes) and two bottles of Jack Daniels.

The soul star, who won the best UK female artist at the awards, had a problem taking in the food and alcohol, and her dressing room was left in a mess.

New York, Sept 21 : Rehabbing actress Lindsay Lohan has denied reports that she ruined the marriage of a British heiress.

Stephanie Allen accused Lohan of sleeping with her musician husband Tony at Cirque Lodge clinic in Utah, where the actress is undergoing treatment.

However, Tony said that he is just good friends with the starlet.

“We're great friends. We share a common affliction, and we just talk about life sometimes,” New York Daily News quoted Tony, as saying.