1. Vijay Amritraj was awarded the Padma Shri, the government of India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 1983.
11 Facts About Vijay Amritraj
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Vijay Amritraj has two brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, who were international tennis players.
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Vijay Amritraj beat Bjorn Borg in the second round in the US Open in 1974, losing to Rosewall in quarterfinals.
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Vijay Amritraj reached his career-high ranking in singles of world No 16 in July 1980.
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Vijay Amritraj beat John McEnroe in the first round of Cincinnati Masters in 1984.
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Vijay Amritraj was part of the India Davis Cup team that reached the finals in 1974 and 1987.
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Vijay Amritraj's best known role is probably as the MI6 intelligence operative Vijay in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy.
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Vijay Amritraj appeared briefly in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as starship captain Joel Randolph.
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Vijay Amritraj has since gone on to become a sports commentator, has been a judge at the Miss Universe pageant, and has developed a multimedia business.
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Prakash and his paternal cousin Stephen Vijay Amritraj are professional tennis players.
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On 9 February 2001, Vijay Amritraj was appointed a United Nations Messenger of Peace.