Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar, chairman of the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Sir Roger Moore crediting him with single-handedly raising the quality of life and transforming the economy in the city of Udaipur, India.
In the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy, several palaces in and around the town of Udaipur, India were used, most notably Shiv Niwas Palace (Bond's hotel), the Taj Lake Palace and Jag Mandir Palace which double as the home of Octopussy (played by Maud Adams) and Monsoon Palace (Kamal Khan's residence).
India has asked the makers of the latest James Bond movie to change a stunt showing people traveling on train rooftops, saying it will depict the state-run railway in a poor light.