The
world
of
cinema
lost
one
of
its
most
celebrated
actors
when
the
OG
James
Bond,
Sean
Connery
passed
away
on
Saturday,
(October
31,
2020).
Naseeruddin
Shah,
who
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
Sean
in
the
2003
movie
The
League
Of
Extraordinary
Gentlemen,
shared
his
thoughts
on
his
late
co-star
in
a
recent
interview.
Naseeruddin
noted
that
Sean
was
humble
and
had
no
airs
and
graces
on
sets.
"All
us
co-actors
were
certainly
in
awe
of
Sean
but
he
never
displayed
any
sign
of
entitled
behaviour.
He
didn't
need
to,
he
was
perfectly
happy
sitting
around
in
his
undershirt
sans
his
wig,
with
us
all
and
scratching
himself
and
breaking
wind,"
said
Naseeruddin,
while
speaking
to
Bollywood
Hungama.
He
added,
"He
often
asked
us
things
about
ourselves,
which
was
touching.
Celebrities
are
never
interested
in
others.
They're
always
waiting
to
be
asked
things
about
themselves
and
are
happy
to
hold
forth
about
themselves
even
if
not
asked!
Sean
was
an
exception."
Naseeruddin
also
told
Times
of
India
that
Sean
reminded
him
of
Jackie
Shroff,
as
both
didn't
take
themselves
seriously.
He
said
that
Sean
was
the
most
down
to
earth
star
he
ever
met,
calling
him
a
'warm,
generous
co-actor
and
a
star
of
blazing
luminosity'.
He
added
that
some
of
the
home-grown
stars
should
take
a
few
lessons
from
him.
In
The
League
Of
Extraordinary
Gentlemen,
Naseeruddin
played
the
role
of
Captain
Nemo
whereas
Sean
had
played
Allan
Quatermain.
In
a
career
spanning
several
decades,
Sean
Connery
had
featured
in
some
of
the
most
critically
acclaimed
and
widely
popular
films,
most
notable
of
which
were
the
first
few
James
Bond
movies
such
as
Dr.
No,
From
Russia
With
Love,
Thunderball
and
so
on.
He
reportedly
died
peacefully
in
his
sleep
after
a
prolonged
illness,
while
in
the
Bahamas.