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TENNIS star Leander Paes is set to make his debut on the silver screen with a film titled Rajdhani Express.
"I have always been an admirer of Mahatma Gandhi, and when I read the script, it struck a chord with me, as it reflected Gandhi’s immortal words ‘Be the change that you would like to see in the world’ in an entertaining and engaging way," Paes said. Although he had been offered his first film since 1996, he was too engrossed in tennis and self-admittedly, not ‘ready’ to take the plunge. He believes that one of his strengths is to connect with people and he looked at different medium to do that. Tennis was one such medium and now it is films, starting off as a common man in Rajdhani Express. Paes said he always loved watching films and found the power to transport to another world exhilarating. The sportsman pointed
out that he always believed in being fearless, that reflected in his
performances on According to him, "though starting from scratch, he intends to take the same fearlessness, passion, dedication and hard work while putting on the grease paint for the audience". He feels having a good watertight script is half the battle already won. The film will go on
floors at the end of this year. — PTI
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Leander
Paes plays a common man in the film, which is being directed by Ashok
Kohli.