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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>In 1973, Sean Connery arrived in Nairobi for the Kenya Open Golf tournament at Muthaiga Golf Club and I had a long interview and spent some quality time with the famous actor on a leisurely Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s James Bond!\u201d cried a number of fans on spotting him with his long side-burns at Nairobi Embakasi Airport when he walked the tarmac, in the company of two smiling air hostesses.<\/p>\n

Hero of the Bond phenomena, probably the greatest rage of the Sixties and the Seventies, Connery recalled how he rocketed to stardom after shooting Tarzan films in Thika in 1960.<\/p>\n

Relaxing at Muthaiga Golf Club later in the morning, he told me, \u201cWe were here 13 years ago on Tarzan films when I heard that Ian Fleming had an idea on what his hero should be like.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack in Europe, I learnt that they wanted to test screen personalities for the part. I said I would not submit myself for the test to find out if I was okay but I still got the part,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

Asked what role he was playing in the Tarzan film being shot in Kenya, Sean said, \u201cI was the villain. Quite a few years have passed since then and I am interested to see what\u2019s happened here.<\/p>\n

Queried on how he fitted the role of Bond, he replied in a very Scottish accent which he subdued in his films, \u201cI played the part! But now I have left it \u2013 on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n

\u201d But still people call you James Bond, don\u2019t they? He was quick to retort, \u201cYou haven\u2019t called me James so far. \u201d<\/p>\n

How did he do all those superhuman acts of his mindboggling films? \u201cStamina! But seriously, I end up by doing only about 50 percent of those stunts. We have stand-ins who go through some of the rougher stuff,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

What hobbies do you have beside your work? \u201cGolf in the UK, I have a handicap of seven. \u201d Very appropriate, I thought. \u201cAfter the Kenya Open Golf championship, I will be holidaying here and if I see something that might fit into my forthcoming movies, I will all certainly include it but certain filming facilities are lacking here.<\/p>\n

\u201d Recalling his pre-Bond days, he said he had acted on the stage, television and films.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have played all sorts of parts. In Tarzan films, Alexander the Great, Macbeth, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Euripides, Arthur Miller stuff, and many others before turning to Bond. \u201d<\/p>\n

Are you here on a secret mission? \u201cNo, only a sporting one. \u201d As soon as we finished talking, Chandu Vasani, an ex-Nation photographer joined us. \u201cHello, how are you.<\/p>\n

I remember you,\u201d said Sean. At once, he recognized the young studio owner in Thika who invited the Tarzan film unit to a curry dinner so many years ago.<\/p>\n

After retiring in 2003, he rarely appears in public and spends his time with his grand-children. He was last photographed in New York a year ago while leaving a barber\u2019s shop, helped by a caretaker.<\/p>\n

But his charisma remains as he was approached for an autograph by a fan who recognized him. But he moved on. Kul Bhushan worked as a newspaper Editor in Nairobi for over three decades and now lives in New Delhi<\/p>\n

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