One of the most enduring myths about James Bond is that one in every six people in the world has seen a Bond film at least once in their lifetime. Considering India's number two tag in terms of population, it would be safe to assume then that a significant populace is hooked to the spy series.
Recently, Star Movies screened a James Bond Special all through July with considerable success. From the 40-plus generation who drool over Sean Connery and Roger Moore to the newer generation that has firmly placed its allegiance with the man-with-the-blue-swimming-trunk Daniel Craig, James Bond has a connection with moviegoers as clear as the light at the end of a tunnel.
Conceived by British journalist Ian Fleming in the January of 1952 while he was on holiday at his Jamaican estate called Goldeneye, Fleming gave birth to James Bond, a character so named because, “I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could find,” as he told Reader's Digest in an interview.
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