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 So what if R Madhavan’s plans to join the Indian army were thwarted? He has kept alive his love for the defence force through his films. After he played a dashing air force pilot in Rang De Basanti, he plays Lieutenant Colonel Rajesh Rao in his next film, Sikandar. Madhavan, who wanted to be an army officer ever since he was a young boy, plays an army commander of the area where Sikandar, whom the film is based on, lives.
Talking about Madhavan’s reaction after he heard the script, director Piyush Jha said, “After the narration, I sat back wondering where this was leading. Then Madhavan suddenly smiled and said that he believed the role of Lt Col Rajesh Rao was made for him. He told me that he was a diligent NCC cadet in his growing years. He wanted to join the army but his application was rejected because he had crossed the age cut-off by six months. He was also awarded the Maharashtra Best Cadet award when he was 22 years old. This granted him a trip with three other NCC Cadets to England where he received training with the Royal Army, the Navy and the Air Force.” “After Madhavan lost out on being in the army, he took lessons in public speaking, which eventually helped him enter the film industry. Somehow, he couldn’t follow that dream and ended up becoming a film star instead,” added Jha. Jha, of course, wasn’t oblivious to Madhavan’s army aspirations. He said “But, I didn’t tell him that I knew about his desire to be an army man and that’s precisely why I had approached him for the role.”
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• After Madhavan lost out on being in the army, he took lessons in public speaking, which eventually helped him enter the film industry 
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