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Date of Birth
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14-December-1953
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Place of Birth
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Chennai
(Tamil Nadu, India)
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Nationality
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India, United States of America
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Also know as
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விஜய௠அமà¯à®°à®¿à®¤à¯à®°à®¾à®œà¯
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Profession
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Tennis player, Actor, Sports commentator
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Vijay Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player, sports commentator and actor.
Vijay was born in Chennai, India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He and his brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. They did their schooling in Don Bosco Egmore, Chennai, and later graduated from Loyola College, Chennai. In 1976, the brothers were semifinalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1983.
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