Ashok Amritraj: Chennai to Los Angeles, Tennis to Hollywood, watched Sound of Music 32 times

"Hollywood versus Indian cinema is like comparing apples and oranges " Indian born ex tennis player and now a successful producer and founder of Hyde Park Entertainment explains Indian Cinema and Hollywood and Cinema in detail. He also talks about Indian films, actors, acting and the diversity of screenplay. Ashok Amritraj: I went to Los Angeles in 1975 to play professional tennis. I played for the LA tennis team for 5 years and till 1981 I continued to play tennis. But filmmaking was something which I loved and since I was a kid growing up in Chennai, watching The Sound of Music 32 times, and I've always loved the movies like many of us. So when I went to Hollywood I was captivated. I absolutely wanted to be in the movie industry. And then 1981 I made the change. First five or six years was incredibly difficult but after that I started to make small films and in 1991 I had a big hit and the last 17 years have been terrific. So it was gradual transition from Tennis to movies... This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube    / wildfilmsindia   and The Best of India at    / @thebestofindia2849   for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/subscription_center?a... and    / @thebestofindia2849   for The Best of India Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com #WildFilmsIndia #WildernessFilmsIndia #BroadcastStockFootage