Webseries on Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi announced; Ashwiny Iyer & Nitesh Tiwari to direct

Indian tennis champs Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, #LeeHesh as they are popularly called, took the internet by storm recently when they reminisced their legendary 1999 Wimbledon victory and hinted at a possible reunion!

Fans and well-wishers – both from the sports fraternity as well as Bollywood celebrities congratulated them and waited in anticipation to know if they will get to see them playing together again.

The wait is finally over! Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will be seen in a unique storytelling of their journey and relationship together, created by none other than award winning directors Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari – directing together for the first time! Their story will be unfolded fittingly on India’s largest home-grown OTT platform ZEE5.

There is lots more in store and some key announcements will be made shortly. For now, take your seats and get ready for some incredible tennis ‘behind the scenes’ action coming to your screens, soon.

 Paes and Bhupathi were the first Indian pair to win at the Wimbledon in 1999. The speculation about their reunion started after Paes on Sunday posted a picture and wrote a note on Twitter on the 22nd anniversary of their first Wimbledon men’s doubles title.