Shetty, whose fame was amplified in the UK after she appeared on reality show Celebrity Big Brother in 2007, was speaking to the Times of India and giving her reaction to the news that JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series will be required reading for Indian schoolchildren.
Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has come under fire for advocating the use of George Orwell’s Animal Farm as a teaching aid to promote care for animals amongst children.
The actor triumphed on the fifth series of Celebrity Big Brother following a race row inside the house involving Shetty, Jade Goody and her mother, Jackiey, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara.
The 17th series of Big Brother aired on British TV this summer.