India, April 11 -- For over six decades, from 1962 till 2021, James Bond was a fixture of global culture, universally recognizable by the films' combination of action set pieces, sex, political intrigue, and outrageous gadgetry. No Time To Die, the last Bond film released in Sept 2021, had the ruthless and self-indulgent secret service agent 'die' for the first time. Bond's death cannot be without an impeccable reason. The lingering question: has life been sucked out from 007 or is there a new life awaiting the agent somehow? Are there reasons enough for him to perish or have there been too many global changes for his life to have any meaning at all?

Spanning the franchise's history, from Sean Connery's iconic swagger to Daniel Craig' vi...