Leicestershire and Rutland's famous namesakes

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As a Leicester man lands a role in a new Bollywood movie, all because he shares his name with the lead actor, we searched for Leicestershire and Rutland's famous namesakes. Dharmendra Shoker from Knighton will star in the sequel to Bollywood film Yamla Pagla Deewana as his namesake, Dharmendra Deol, is playing the lead.