Leander Paes
Leander Paes is an Indian actor, best known for Tamil cinema. Leander Paes began their career in 2013 and has been a prominent figure in the industry for over 13 years. With 30 credits to their name, Leander Paes remains one of the most prolific and celebrated talents in the industry. An emerging voice in Tamil cinema, Leander Paes is already attracting significant attention for their distinctive work.
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Biography
Leander Paes is an Indian tennis legend turned actor, best known as one of the greatest doubles players in the history of tennis, who made his Bollywood debut in the 2013 Hindi film Rajdhani Express. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games and amassed 18 Grand Slam doubles titles (8 men's doubles, 10 mixed doubles) over his professional career. In Rajdhani Express, directed by Ashok Kohli, he played Keshav, an errand boy for a gunrunner who steals weapons and boards a Delhi-to-Mumbai train to escape his criminal past, though his dialogue was dubbed by actor Amitosh Nagpal. The film marked a one-off acting venture for Paes, who stated that appearing in Bollywood had always been on his personal bucket list.
Career Milestones
Olympic Bronze Medal in singles tennis
First Grand Slam doubles title
Completed Career Grand Slam in doubles
Bollywood acting debut as Keshav
View film →Retired from professional tennis
Leander Paes by the Numbers
If you watched every Leander Paes film back-to-back, you'd be at it for roughly 2 hours.
Filmography
See all 30 credits →
Career Analytics
Language Distribution
Films by Decade
Did You Know?
Leander Paes is a professional tennis player, not a film actor.
He is considered one of the greatest doubles and mixed doubles players of all time.
Paes has won 18 Grand Slam titles: 8 in men's doubles and 10 in mixed doubles.
He is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honor.
Paes competed in a record seven consecutive Olympic Games from 1992 to 2016.