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Identify the Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?

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He is one of the Amritraj brothers, but the one who produces films rather than the one who acted in them.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • Vijay Amritraj
  • Mahesh Bhupathi
  • Leander Paes
  • Ashok Amritraj
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

All four names are well known Indian tennis players. The question narrows it to the one who built a second career making films in Hollywood, so look at what each did after tennis.

  1. Vijay Amritraj: He was India's leading singles player in the 1970s and did work in Hollywood, but as an actor in films like Octopussy and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and later as a commentator. Acting is not the same as being a filmmaker.
  2. Mahesh Bhupathi: A multiple Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles champion who set up Globosport, a sports management and events firm in India. His business is athlete management, not American cinema.
  3. Leander Paes: An Olympic bronze medallist and doubles great who was still on the professional tour in 2012. His film work came much later and in Indian cinema, not Hollywood production.
  4. Ashok Amritraj: The youngest of the Amritraj brothers on tour, he settled in Los Angeles and became a full time Hollywood producer. His company Hyde Park Entertainment had over a hundred films to its name by 2012, so he is the tennis player turned filmmaker.

Option (D) is correct because Ashok Amritraj is the one who actually produces Hollywood films.

Let's summarize:

  • Ashok Amritraj: professional tennis player, then Hollywood producer with Hyde Park Entertainment.
  • Vijay acted in Hollywood, Bhupathi went into sports management, Paes was still playing.

So the correct answer is Ashok Amritraj.

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