Leander Paes將在印度電影中擔綱演出
今年37歲的印度雙打名將Paes承認自己正為個人首部參演的電影進行拍攝,
電影是嚴肅的劇情片,而非一般寶萊塢的歌舞片。
另外他亦有提到與現任搭檔Dlouhy的關係像兄弟一樣,
去年兩人也拿下了兩座大滿貫男雙冠軍,
只是今年法網後,他覺得兩人之間好像缺乏了些東西;
至於他明年初與Bhupathi的搭檔還沒確定是否長期性的。
Indian Paes doubling up for a crack at Bollywood
LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indian doubles specialist Leander Paes will juggle
his tennis career with Bollywood over the next few months as he attempts to
complete a career grand slam and forge a new life as a movie star.
Paes, who is playing with Czech Lukas Dlouhy at the ATP World Tour Finals,
will team up again with long-time partner Mahesh Bhupathi at next year’s
Australian Open which is the men’s doubles major to elude him.
However, at 37, Paes is already preparing for life after tennis on the silver
screen and will star in the forthcoming movie Rajdhani Express.
“It’s true, I started shooting my first movie already. It’s something
exciting. It’s something new,” Paes, who has 12 grand slam titles in men’s
and mixed doubles, said at London’s O2 Arena.
“I’m 37 years old. I can’t keep playing tennis for the rest of my life. In
India, I’m very lucky. I have a big following. I have a lot of people that
enjoy what I do.”
Paes has earned $6 million from his life as a globe-trotting sportsman and
national acclaim back home and he believes tennis and acting have many
similarities.
“Movies for me was a natural progression, to go from tennis to movies to
entertain my fans,” he said. “As you can see, on the court, I have fun, I’
m very passionate about what I do.”
While Paes admits he enjoys singing and dancing, he says his first step into
showbiz will not be strictly Bollywood.
“With the movies I’m just learning, I’m an apprentice,” he said. “Right
now I’m doing a serious drama movie, there’s not one song where I have to
dance in it. Thank God.
“I enjoy dancing, it’s fun, but first I want them to take me as a serious
actor.”
Paes has “co-starred” successfully with Dlouhy, who he describes as “like
a brother”, but has opted to start next year with fellow Indian Bhupathi
even though he said it might not be a long-term reunion.
“To start off, the only grand slam that Mahesh and myself have not won is
the Australian Open,” he said.
“Back in India, Mahesh and myself have a huge following for many years. We
are followed around the world. But I don’t know whether that’s going to be
a long-term partnership through the year or not. It was a last-minute
decision.”
“Last year Lukas and I won two grand slams (French Open and U.S. Open). But
in the last five or six months, somewhere after the French Open, we’ve lost
our mojo. We’ve lost something.”
They will hope to regain it on Tuesday when they take on Jurgen Melzer and
Philipp Petzschner in a match they must win after losing their opening round
robin match match against Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.
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