Daniel
Craig's
final
James
Bond
film
No
Times
To
Die
is
all
set
to
release
in
the
coming
month
in
India.
However,
one
of
the
first
films
in
the
series
is
making
headlines
due
to
its
casting.
A
report
revealed
that
Bollywood's
'bad
man'
Gulshan
Grover
was
cast
as
the
villain,
Le
Chiffre
in
Casino
Royale
before
the
character
went
to
Mads
Mikkelsen.
Le
Chiffre
was
seen
as
a
chess
whiz
and
mathematical
genius
in
the
James
Bond
film
Casino
Royale
released
in
2006.
Gulshan
reportedly
revealed
the
reason
behind
him
being
recast.
The
actor
told
Rediff
in
an
interview
that
the
news
got
leaked
and
made
it
to
the
tabloids
even
before
an
official
announcement
was
made,
upsetting
the
produces.
Gulshan
recalled
a
meeting
at
Clarence
House
in
London's
St
James
Palace
in
2005.
He
was
asked
about
being
the
next
James
Bond
villain
by
Prince
Charles'
cousin.
"His
Royal
Highness's
cousin
immediately
wanted
to
know
if
I
was
really
doing
the
next
Bond
film," Gulshan
Grover
said.
He
said
that
the
Royals
had
heard
about
the
news
as
it
eas
published
in
the
Daily
Mirror.
Gulshan
confessed
that
after
being
excited
about
grabbing
a
big
opportunity
to
be
part
of
a
Bond
film,
he
confided
in
a
reporter
friend.
"Unfortunately,
it
appeared
before
a
formal
announcement
was
made.
That
upset
the
producers,
who
replaced
me
with
Mads
Mikkelsen,"
Gulshan
Grover
rued.