Vijay Amritraj, is a former tennis player, a sports commentator and an actor from India. He is the first Indian to turn fully professional in sport and is often considered amongst the greatest in the history of Indian sport. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 1983. Amritraj also had a brief acting career. His most notable appearance is probably as the MI6 intelligence operative, in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. He has since gone on to become a sports commentator, he has been a judge at the Miss Universe pageant and has also developed a successful multimedia business.



In Conversation with Vijay Amritraj is Andre Agassi, a former World No. 1 player, is the only male player ever to win all four Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal. In July 2011, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. At the age of 24, he created the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education. Over 17 years, the Foundation has honed its mission to focus on transforming public education. Each year the Foundation’s primary fundraising vehicle, the Grand Slam for Children, brings together international stars to raise awareness and money. Agassi poured his energies into charities and is also citied as the most charitable athlete of his generation. In November 2009, he released his autobiography Open, which reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.