Leander
Paes,
who
is
currently
shooting
for
producer-director
Ashok
Kohli's
Rajdhani
Express,
had
a
heated
argument
with
his
director
over
refusing
to
take
off
a
bracelet
for
the
shoot.
Says
a
source,
"Defence
Minister
P
Chidambaram's
son
Kartik
gifted
Leander
the
bracelet
during
the
Davis
Cup.
Whenever
Lee
has
worn
it,
he
has
won
for
India.
The
bracelet
is
like
his
lucky
charm.
On
the
first
day
of
the
Rajdhani
Express
shoot,
director
Ashok
Kohli
asked
him
to
take
off
the
bracelet
but
Lee
flatly
refused."
The
source
adds,
"Leander
plays
an
ordinary
man
in
the
film
and
Ashok
felt
that
the
expensive
bracelet
wouldn't
go
with
his
character.
But
he
was
equally
adamant.
He
went
on
to
explain
the
significance
of
the
bracelet
and
said
it
is
a
limited
edition
India
bracelet
which
very
few
people
have
been
given
and
has
been
created
as
the
ultimate
symbol
of
patriotism
and
love
for
the
country.
“Leander
told
his
director
that
he
never
takes
off
the
bracelet;
not
even
during
his
matches;
events;
so
he
saw
no
reason
to
take
it
off
during
his
shoot."
Ashok
Kohli's
son
Gautam
says,
"It's
a
limited
edition
bracelet
issued
by
Kartik
Chidambaram.
He
had
to
fight
a
case
to
get
the
bracelet
approved.
Leander
went
on
to
win
the
Davis
Cup
after
wearing
it.
My
father
felt
that
that
it
might
go
against
Leander's
character
as
Rajdhani
Express
is
the
journey
of
an
ordinary
man
on
train
from
Delhi
to
Mumbai.
My
father
understood
Leander's
sentiment.
Now,
it's
become
a
part
of
his
character
and
completely
blends
in."
Story first published: Monday, December 6, 2010, 17:43 [IST]