Leander Paes to make his Bollywood debut with Rajdhani Express
Leander Paes has been the flag-bearer and the sports magnet for the game of tennis in India. His passionate and lionhearted performances whenever he’s played for India, has established him as the action man of Indian tennis. But Leander will soon be seen in a new avatar in the glamourous world of Bollywood.
Yes…you heard it right. Leander will be making his Bollywood debut in Rajdhani Express directed by Ashok Kohli. The film has him playing the role of a common man.
Leander has always been an admirer of Mahatma Gandhi, and when he read the script, it struck a chord in him, as it reflected Gandhiji’s immortal words “Be the Change that you would like to see in the world” in an entertaining and engaging way.
Leander has been receiving film offers since1996, but he was too engrossed in tennis and self admittedly, not ‘ready’ to take the plunge. However, he has always been an avid film lover and feels that films do have the power to transport you to an exhilarating world. The tennis sensation believes that his ability to connect with people will serve him good in the world of cinema too. Besides the noted Bengali Poet and dramatist Michael Madhusudan Dutt is his ancestor, so he does have some acting talent in his genes.
It will be interesting to see if this tennis champ who has won many hearts with his on-field performance has yet another ‘ace’ up his sleeve with Rajdhani Express.
PM Gilani, Gen Kayani Offer Namaz-e-Janaza of Blast Martyrs
Rawalpindi, Pakistan News: Four army officials, who were martyred in yesterday’s attack in Parade Lane Mosque of Rawalpindi Cantt, have been laid to rest in their ancestor cities on Saturday while Maj. Gen. Bilal Umer’s Namaz-e-Janaza was offered in Rawalpindi.
Namaz-e-Janaza of Maj. Gen. Bilal Umer, Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant Gen. Masood Aslam’s son Hashim Mehmood and Brig. Mumtaz’s son Waleed Mumtaz was offered in Chaklala Garrison Rawalpindi which was attended by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Army Chief Ashfaque Pervaiz Kayani, Governor NWFP Owais Ghani, Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti and other VVIPs.
Namaz-e-Janaza of Colonel Shabbir’s son Ali Hassan, Brig. (R) Sadiq’s son Saad and Naek (R) Abid was offered in Racecourse Park Rawalpindi and then they laid to rest in different areas. Lt. Colonel Manzoor laid to rest in his ancestor city Madain. Maj. (R) Muhammad Shoaib laid to rest in Lahore. His Namaz-e-Janaza was offered in Garden Town graveyard.
Namaz-e-Janaza of Lt. Col. Fakhrul Hassan and his two sons Flying Officer Minhasul Hassan and Sa’adul Hassan was offered in Cavalry Ground Lahore. Namaz-e-Janaza of Col. Farooq Awan’s father Muhammad Anwar Awan was offered in Model Colony Karachi. He was laid to rest in Model Colony graveyard. Maj. Zahid Mehmood Qureshi was laid to rest in Kallar Sayyadan Road Shah Bagh in Rawat while Brig. Abdur Rauf was laid to rest in village 14-D in Renala Khord.
Lance Naek Abdur Rehman laid to rest in Mianwali while army official Muhammad Arshad laid to Malakwal. Namaz-e-Janaza of Col. (R) Muheeb Athar’s son Hafiz Hazaifa Durrani was offered at Shami Road Peshawar.
PM Gilani, Gen Kayani Offer Namaz-e-Janaza of Blast Martyrs was first posted on December 5, 2009 at 6:10 pm.
