This 2015 commercial for skincare brand Gold Bond features retired professional basketball player Shaquille (Shaq) O'Neal advertising Gold Bond Ultimate Men's Essential Lotion.

Portrayal of James Bond in film

• Sean Connery (1962–1967, 1971, 1983)
• David Niven (1967)
• George Lazenby (1969)
• Roger Moore (1973–1985)
• Timothy Dalton (1987–1989)
• Pierce Brosnan (1995–2002)
• Daniel Craig (2006–2021)

A customer can apply online through the website of the listed scheduled commercial banks. The issue price of the Gold Bonds will be ₹ 50 per gram less than the nominal value to those investors applying online and the payment against the application is made through digital mode.

Many have speculated that Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, likely drew inspiration from more than one secret agent he learned of from his experience working with British naval intelligence. Potential real-life inspirations for Bond included World War II secret agent F.F.E. Yeo-Thomas and Serbian double agent Dusko Popov.

Bond is always portrayed as a smart-talking gentleman who shows up in a sleek suit, has a way with women, and prefers his martini to be shaken, not stirred. With seven actors and 25 movies, the persona of a male James Bond is bound to become oversaturated.

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24: Interest rate The investors will be compensated at a fixed rate of 2.50 per cent per annum payable semi-annually on the nominal value.

You can redeem the SGBs up on maturity, i.e. after completion of the 8th year or partially after the 5th year. After the maturity period of eight years, both interest and redemption proceeds will be credited to the bank account provided at the time of buying the bond.

The code name 007 has a specific meaning. The “00” designation signifies the agent's licence to kill, while the “7” is his identification within the elite unit of MI6, Britain's external intelligence service. Advertisement. The M designating Bond's boss comes from the Missions Department.

An agent is another word for a spy: someone who volunteers or is recruited to pass secrets to an intelligence agency, sometimes taking risks to spy on their own country. They may be recruited through money, ideology, coercion, greed, or for another reason, such as love (human beings are complicated).

☝️ Vesper = Bond's true love (at least, Craig's 007). Madeleine was fantastic but could never fill that hole in his heart. In my opinion, Vesper (by faaar). They had so much opportunity to build up Madeleine around the idea she's the only one who could truly understand him.

Male James Bond (literary character)

For investors in 2023, gold may seem like an appealing investment. Not only has its value increased, but the precious metal can be a safe haven during periods of economic uncertainty. This year, investors continue to feel the effects of high inflation, as well as a potential looming recession and rising interest rates.