Entertainment: Other James Bonds pay tribute to Sir Roger Moore

Sir Roger Moore was the only actor who portrayed the popular fictional spy in 007 movies between 1973 and 1985

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British actor Roger Moore, who played the British secret agent James Bond died from cancer on Tuesday in Switzerland at the age of 89. The veteran actor’s family shared this news on his official Twitter account:

The first actor who made James Bond unforgettable on silver screen, Sean Connery, expressed his grief on Twitter.

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Sean Connery, who played the character of the maverick spy, James Bond for the first time in what later became one of the most popular Hollywood franchises

Timothy Dalton, the 4th James Bond took to Twitter to convey his condolence.

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Daniel Craig has played the character of James Bond in four films. His latest James Bond film Spectre was released in 2015

Daniel Craig, too, took to Twitter to convey his condolence on the iconic actor’s death.

Sonu Nigam quits Twitter, supports Abhijeet



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File photo of Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam

Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam has announced on Wednesday to quit Twitter in a series of 24 tweets. Sonu accused Twitter of conducting “one-sided sham” after its decision to suspend singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya’s account following his abusive tweets against women.


"I bid adieu to Twitter and my close to 7 Million followers today, leaving most Disappointed and angry at me, and some Sadists Happy (sic)," he tweeted.

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Sonu Nigam’s tweets

Before signing off, he also advised his followers to take screenshots of his tweets as he intended to delete his account soon.


For Abhijeet's comments on JNU student-activist Shehla Rashid, Nigam said, "One Could disagree wth Abhijeetda's language but isn't Shehla's accusation that BJP has a Sex Racket, Provocation enough to Supporters?... If his account is deleted, why not Her? (sic)”

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Sonu Nigam supported Abhijit’s comments on Shehla Rashid

After expressing his views rather aggressively on Twitter, he appealed to his followers to have sensible discussion on Twitter. Interestingly his bidding farewell to Twitter, left twitterati wondering if he did that just to avoid another spate of aggressive reactions to his tweets.


With inputs from NH Features Bureau

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