Leander Paes enters Bollywood with ‘Rajdhani Express’ (Movie Snippets)
By IANSThursday, August 12, 2010
NEW DELHI - After carving a niche for himself in the world of tennis, Leander Paes is all set to try his luck on the silver screen.
He is making his Bollywood debut with director Ashok Kohli’s “Rajdhani Express”.
The 37-year-old sportsman has been receiving film offers since 1996, but he was so engrossed in his career that he couldn’t take the plunge at the time.
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Celina Jaitley enjoys doing comedy
Celina Jaitley, who has dabbled with serious as well as comedy roles, says she enjoys making people laugh.
“I love doing comedies because there is no tension and no stress. You laugh so much on the sets that you actually enjoy shooting. Moreover, there can be no better thing than making people laugh,” Celina told IANS.
The former Miss India made her Bollywood debut opposite Fardeen Khan in “Janasheen” and later went on to be part of serious films like “Khel”, “Zinda”, “Red: The Dark Side” and “Accident On Hill Road”.
She also did comedies like “No Entry”, “Apna Sapna Money, Money” and “Golmaal Returns”.
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Rahul Bose scared of ramp walks
Bollywood actor Rahul Bose is terrified of walking the ramp.
“Walking the ramp is scary. Although I have done it many times before for my designer friends and charity events, but it still makes me nervous,” he said.
Last seen in “Japanese Wife”, the actor currently has a number of films in his kitty like Onir’s “I Am”, where he plays a homosexual, a romantic film called “Kuch Love Jaisa” and a movie on Hindu-Muslim harmony.
