The handsome boxer Vijender Singh, who brought an Olympics medal for the country, is ready to make his debut in Bollywood.

After lots of fake and confusing reports of his debut as a leading man, the boxer genuine acting launch would be in a movie named 'Patiala Express', where the boxer plays.... a boxer!

The film will be produced by Percept Ltd and the shooting will start by early 2011. The director is yet to be finalized.

Before that, Vijender will undergo three months of acting course from October onwards.

While talking on the project, Shailendra Singh of Percept said, "I agree Vijender is not much of an actor yet. But he's very good looking and he's one helluva boxer. We've cast him in Patiala Express as a boxer because we know he'll look convincing. We've seen Sohail Khan and Bobby Deol play boxers (in Abhishek Kapoor's Aryan and Anil Sharma's Apne). What can I say?"

Vijender's movie would not only be a launching pad for the Indian boxer; the producers are looking at it as a means of promoting boxing.

On this, Vijender said, "We genuinely feel boxing has the potential to be the second-most popular sport in our country after cricket. It doesn't require too much investment to be indulged in and there's no need for a large expensive stadium for the bouts."

As for Vijender's leading lady, buzz is Bipasha Basu is stepping into the boxer-turned-actor's romantic arena. (With Inputs from Agencies)