Anushka Sharma, the Bollywood actress, says she has been inspired by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to celebrate her 30th birthday by building an animal shelter on the outskirts of Mumbai. She said she had been “deeply moved” by His Holiness’s words, “Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one [..] to live and not die, so do other creatures.”