The name is Bond… James Bond… and with this trademark 007 quote the 21st movie of Ian Fleming’s famous character comes to an end… & much like the case with every bond movie, this again was an enthralling experience… full of action, suspense, charisma & of course romance… But then it was also different…

For “Casino Royale” marked the advent of ‘Daniel Craig’ as the sixth actor to step into the shoes of the British secret service agent - Avtar no. 6.

And the big question was did he make the cut into this extraordinary league???

Well I will say he was just fine… This may seem as the most gruesome lie on earth to all those Pierce Brosnan’s die hard fans, but then I am one of them too!!! The fact is that there is really no comparison between these two as both of them are entirely different.

But then as this hard chin Englishman with a mysterious smile showcases in the latest bond flick, that he deserves to be the next 007. The first blond bond has a good physique and is also more real than all of his predecessors. That’s because of the minimum no. of electric gadgets he uses, there is no invisible car, no special goggles any more… but there is the ‘Rough & Tough’ bond… so much to everyone’s delight he sheds his larger than life image.

The journey of this quintessential secret agent dates back to year 1952, when the first novel of Ian Fleming was published & there has been no looking back since. Before this sixth avatar, the ‘famous five’ that have dawned the Bond legacy are Sean Connery, George Lezenbi, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton & Pierce Brosnan. The most popular of them all is unarguably Sean Connery who starting with ‘Dr. No’, performed in six scintillating movies. Roger Moore holds the record for the most no. Of seven bond movies. And the charismatic Pierce Brosnan has four movies to his credit, including the best bond movie to date: “Golden Eye”.

The absolutely majestic ‘Aston Martin’ remains the 007 supercar in ‘Casino Royale’ as is the case with bond’s boss: M. And most importantly the bond beauties continue their famous bikini-act again. If last time she was Halle Berry, then this time she is Eva Green. So the 007 once again mesmerizes all his die hard fans(like me) in his latest masterpiece.
My advice to all of you is to forget the ‘Brosnan vs Craig’ debate & instead enjoy “Casino Royale”.

And last but not the least, the news is that Daniel Craig will again be Bond in the next movie. The name of this 22nd movie is “Bond 22”… And did I tell you that my birthday also falls on the 22nd … & voila of this month itself… what a coincidence… or is it???

The name is Sharma… Jitin Sharma!!!