thirteenth entry james_bond film series sixth star fictional agent james_bond film title taken short story short story collection living film plot original include scene inspired short story property lady included later editions living events short story form title character background recounted bond assigned task following general stealing relics soviet government leads wealthy prince associate bond plot force europe use nuclear weapon produced released year film film written directed plot british agent found dead british embassy dressed circus clown carrying fake egg immediately suspects soviet involvement seeing real egg appear auction london sends james_bond investigate find identity seller auction bond able swap real egg fake engages bidding war exiled prince forcing khan pay fake egg bond follows khan palace india bond defeats khan game bond escapes indian colleague khan bodyguard attempts kill bond khan associates notices blue octopus tattoo bond permits steal real egg fitted listening device captures bond takes khan palace bond escapes cell bug egg discovers khan working soviet general seeking expand soviet control west central europe escaping khan palace bond floating palace india finds owner wealthy business woman associate khan leads octopus cult member palace bond finds supplying khan soviet treasures replacing khan smuggling real versions west circus troupe planning meet khan circus scheduled perform khan assassins killed bond goes bond circus finds replaced soviet treasures nuclear explode circus air_force base west_germany explosion trigger europe seeking belief bomb detonated accident leaving borders open soviet invasion bond takes car drives train tracks boards moving circus train shot dead guards trying follow train border west_germany assume attempting defect west bond kills twin knife throwers revenge death falling train car air_force base base bond clown evade west german police attempts convince khan betrayed showing treasures found car realises tricked assists bond bond return india launch assault khan palace khan flee palace capturing process bond follows attempt escape fuselage engines falls roof plane death bond rescues khan pair jumping nearby cliff moments plane crashes mountain killing khan general discuss return jewellery bond aboard private boat india cast james_bond agent jewel wealthy exiled prince trusted subordinate khan bodyguard general soviet general works khan bomb knife throwing performers circus designer disappointed unable travel india scenes filmed head secretary assistant general leader working stop bond ally india production title comes collection short stories living hardly plot short story events simply related bond family backstory main characters scene drawn short story property lady included later editions collection reaction following game taken novel film released saw returning role shown interest departing james_bond eyes hired work early draft script proposed story set india casting following eyes expressed desire retire role james_bond original contract films fulfilled subsequent films negotiated film film basis given reluctance return producers engaged semi public quest bond suggested rival announced producers contracted moore belief established actor role fare better publicly released time special feature named man bond ultimate edition dvd producers initially reluctant feature previous character killed man golden gun announced magazine actually cast deemed expensive said turned role competing bond film book star found adventures casting hollywood casting director revealed bond producers told wanted south asian actress play looked indians predominantly white hollywood auditioned white actresses like felt pass indian finally announced cast swedish born hair change lines raised indian family different plotline adams british father exposed traitor instead adams asked play european woman granted title character felt producers went far film feature following death expanded role film bond allies india played popular professional tennis player character shares tennis instructor uses tennis weapon auto chase accompanied sound tennis ball hit scenes turning heads left right watching tennis match filming filming began august scene bond arrives charlie principal photography second unit later filmed knife throwing scenes film shot india monsoon palace served exterior palace scenes set palace filmed lake palace bond hotel england raf main locations railways scenes shot valley railway near studio work performed crew diet problems shooting india pre title sequence scene bond flies aircraft open hangar hollywood stunt pilot aerial piloted aircraft miles hour said today directors consider stunt whip computer lab having wings plane shown hidden horse trailer dummy shot filming inside hangar achieved aircraft old jaguar car steel pole driving roof removed second unit able add obstacles including people objects inside hangar hide car pole look moore flying inside base explosion mini jet escapes miniature hangar constructed filmed close exploding pieces hangar reality inches length saloon car stolen bond chase train having tyres shot bond drove rails entered train filming car intact tyres scene avoid stunt suffered injury shooting scene bond climbs train catch attention second day filming grace stunt double scene carried scene longer second unit director train entered section track team properly surveyed shortly concrete pole fractured grace left leg seen passing middle sword fight chase sequence fact passed shot oblivious filming intrusion captured cameras left final film scene followers rowing day little time left decided film sunset eleventh hour egg film real called egg film named auction catalogue property lady short stories released recent editions collection living bit breaks fourth wall signals affiliation playing recorder bond boat harbour near city palace like fictional counterpart real distinct fear snakes found difficult hold basket filming music score composed lyrics opening theme time high sung seven musical themes james_bond series song titles refer film title time high spent weeks number billboard adult contemporary singles chart reached number billboard hot soundtrack album released compact disc version release recalled colour printing error omitted credits album cover making rare collector item soundtrack issued original soundtrack music film dialogue enhanced version release emi restored original soundtrack music dialogue release reception premiere took place leicester square june company diana princess wales months premiere released countries worldwide film earned slightly eyes grossed million united_states performed slightly better remake came months later film received mixed reviews reviewers disliked bond clown costume outfit jungle chase claimed movie long confusing strongly criticised performance describing bad worst performance bond villain contrast performance film locations india stunts aircraft train appreciated rotten_tomatoes praised sterling sneak previews praised film said delivers nice thing going basics hand hand combat adventure movie traditional sense like wrote slow spots little humour villains aren nearly calibre filmmakers mistake bond having swing trees cry having hide suit later disguise clown kids circus laugh trying remind tongue cheek makes little sense film typical bond fact recalls tone russia love entertainment_weekly chose worst bond film chose eighth worst ign chose seventh worst review aggregator site rotten_tomatoes gave film rating nominated nominated saturn award category entertainment_weekly ranked best bond girl roger moore james_bond films film won golden screen award germany golden reel award best sound editing character reviews ranked character bond girls described powerful impressive woman entertainment_weekly ranked 10th worst bond girl list best roger moore james_bond films list yahoo movies included character list best bond girl 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