Dalip Tahil Recalls His Moments With Pierce Brosnan

MUMBAI – Veteran actor Dalip Tahil shared screen space with ‘Bond’ Pierce Brosnan in the 1988 Ismail Merchant production, “The Deceivers.”

Commemorating the release anniversary of the film on September 2, Dalip posted, “Today marks the anniversary of a very special film I did back in 1986-87, called “Deceivers”. Based on the ‘thuggies” of it starred 007 Pierce Brosnan, but long before he was James Bond!”

Recalling a meeting with Brosnan during a barbecue, Dalip wrote, “At a barbeque I hosted during the shoot of Khajoraho Pierce told me he had just missed being cast as James Bond and understandably he wasn’t too pleased about it. But of course, as destiny would have it, years later, he became the most iconic “Bond” ever,” the ‘Baazigar’ actor added.

Congratulating Brosnan for pulling off the best “Bond” the world has seen, he concluded: “One of the earliest India-Hollywood collabs, and what a ride it was. I take this opportunity to congratulate Pierce for a magnificent career, and for pulling off the best “Bond” the world has seen. Wish you every happiness mate.”

“Deceivers” starred Brosnan as William Savage, Shashi Kapoor as Chandra Singh, Saeed Jaffrey as Hussein and Shanmukha Srinivas as Hira Lal.  (IANS)