Roger Moore (James Bond ) and Maud Adams (Octopussy) at the terrass Floating
Palace Taj Lake Palace Udaipur Bondmovie Octopussy 1983
Roger Moore (James Bond ) and Maud Adams (Octopussy) at the terrass Floating
Palace Taj Lake Palace Udaipur Bondmovie Octopussy 1983
Roger Moore (James Bond ) and Maud Adams (Octopussy) at the terrass Floating
Palace Taj Lake Palace Udaipur Bondmovie Octopussy 1983
Film Octopussy (1983)
Location Lake Picchola, Udaipur
"Floating Palace" Scene Disguised as a crocodile, Bond swims up to the 'floating
palace', populated only by attractive women, and the lair of Octopussy,
whom he suspects to be involved with the smuggling of a Fabergé egg.:
STAY
Guests - both female and male - can actually stay at Octopussy's island
hideaway,Taj
Lake Palace. The hotel is lavishly decorated with ornate,
carved windows and domed turrets. Taj Lake Palace, Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan,
India(00 91 294 242 8800; www.tajhotels.com).
We were picked up in a classic Chrysler 1947 for a tour of the
city before we arrived at the port where the boat to Taj Lake Palce was waiting
for us. The staff was waiting for us with rose petals and welcome drink. We were
there three days.The room, location and food was fabulous. Service was Amazing.
One of the most exciting places to visit and everything was five star. Thanks to
all the staff at the Taj Palace for a wonderful stay. A special thanks to the
Manager Balraj Singh Shaktawat who organized everything on our visit. Best
Regards CEO/President James Bond Gunnar Schäfer from 007museum in Nybro Sweden.
Gangaur boat from Bond movie Octopussy 1983
Taj Lake Palace Udaipur Gangaur boat Octopussy 1983
Mary Stavin on the set Octopussy Gangaur boat Lake Palace Udaipur India.
Kamal Khan played by Louis Jordan with Mary Stavin on the set
Octopussy Gangaur boat Lake Palace Udaipur India.
Roger Moore as James Bond with Kristina
Wayborn as Magda in Octopussy
Location Lake Picchola, Udaipur Taj
Lake Palace.
www.tajhotels.com
Taj Lake Hotel is featured in the 1983 Bondmovie Octopussy with
Roger Moore as James Bond. One of the Bondgirls,
Magda played by Kristina Wayborn is actually born in Nybro town were the
007-museum is located and James Bond Gunnar Schäfer is born.
Roger Moore as James Bond with
Kristina Wayborn as Magda in Octopussy
Bondgirl
Magda from Octopussy Kristina Wayborn James Bond
Gunnar Schäfer
Datastream
Actress: Kristina Wayborn
Character: Magda
Movie:
Octopussy
1983
Date of Birth: 24th September 1950
Place of Birth: Nybro,
Sweden (James Bond 007
Museum in Nybro)
Trivia: Broke several toes whilst shooting a fight scene
for "Octopussy"
Pleased To Meet You
007 spies Magda alongside the villainous Prince Kamal
Kahn at Sotheby's auction of fine Faberge eggs. The
beautiful and mysterious girl works with Kahn to
retrieve the fake jewels and prevent the smuggling ring
from being exposed.
Caught In The Act
Bond and Magda rendezvous in Udaipur, India, whilst Bond
is tracing the source of the faux antiquity. The pair
enjoy an outdoor candlelight dinner before retiring with
a bottle of champaign. 007 discovers her 'little
Octopussy' - much to his bemusement - before Magda makes
a sweeping exit and Bond is captured by the
substantially less charming Gobinda.
"He
suggests a trade. The egg for your life. "
Profile
The right-hand-lady of the mysterious jewel smuggler
Octopussy
1983, Magda is a confident but
reserved lady with a rare talent as a circus performer. She
seduces James Bond with remarkable ease and spends a passionate
night with the British Agent.
Memorable Quotes Magda: I collect memories.
Bond: Well, lets get on with making a few.
Magda: I don't know how to say
goodbye.
Bond: Actions speak loader than words.
Bond: Up to now you are the least
lethal and by far the prettiest of Kamal's friend's that
I've come across.
Magda: Thank you.
Bond: So, does he have a proposition for me, or do you?
Magda: He suggests a trade. The egg for your life.
Bond: I heard the price of eggs were going up...
Magda: You
have a very good head for faces.
Bond: And figures...
Biography
Born as Britt-Inger Johansson in September 1950, she began
modeling at an early age. By age 20, she was enrolled in the
Miss Sweden modeling competition and won her nation-wide
competition. The same year she was entered into Miss Universe
and made the semifinal. As it was she was also selected to be
Miss Scandinavia the same year - the beauty pageant for Nordic
nations including Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and of
course her home country of Sweden.
She made her Television debut six
years later as Claudine in the made-for-TV Drama "Victory
at Entebbe" which starred Kirk Douglas and Richard
Dreyfuss. It was not long before James Bond was knocking
on her door.
As a relatively fresh-faced actress
but a stunning and professional model, Wayborn worked
opposite Maud Adams - her Swedish co-star - and the pair
apparently had a ball on set. She won the role by
proving her ability and physical fitness to at least
appear to be a skilled acrobat.
Cubby Broccoli spotted his newest
Bond girl when he saw her performing in 1980's "The
Silent Lovers". In this role she played the iconic
Swedish silent film actress, Greta Gabo, in a 1930s set
romance story between John Gilbert and Garbo. Gilbert
was played by "Spin City" star, Barry Bostwick.
Beyond Bond, Wayborn made a token few
TV appearances in '80s sit-com "The Love Boat"
as well as adventure "MacGyver" and even the
long-running American drama, "Dallas". Her
most recent screen appearance was in the action-packed
but poorly rated "Forbidden Warrior" (2004).
Roger Moore with Bondgirls from left Carolyn Seaward,
Carole Ashby, Tina Robinson, Gillian De Terville and Mary Stavin
Roger Moore with Bondgirls from left Carolyn
Seaward, Carole Ashby, Tina Robinson, down Gillian De Terville and Mary Stavin
Yo Yo Buzz Saw Killer Played by: William Derrick Description: This man kills Vijay
with his bladed yo yo on the orders of Gobinda. He later tries to murder Bond in
the same manor,
but after missing he loses a battle with 007, which costs him his life.
This man KL Salvi was with 6 months of filming of Octopussy, he was elektricker,
carpenter, he made Yo-Yo Buzz Saw , built the mast to
boat Gangaur got 500 rupees
by Maud Adams, etc. He told me all about Octopussy. Octopussy (1983) - Roger Moore
Shiv Niwas Palace is the hotel where James Bond
stays in the movie Octopussy.
In the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy, several
palaces in and around the town of Udaipur, India were used, most notably
Shiv Niwas Palace (Bond's hotel), the Taj Lake Palace
and Jag Mandir Palace which double as the home of Octopussy (played
by Maud Adams) and Monsoon Palace (Kamal Khan's residence).
Shiv Niwas Palace
James Bond (played by Roger Moore) himself is staying in the Shiv Niwas Palace
Hotel. The name of the hotel is mentioned by the tuk-tuk driver who picks up
Bond and Vijay and we see Bond check in. Later, Bond plays at the hotel casino
and has dinner with Magda (Kristina Wayborn) next to the swimming pool. Shiv
Niwas Palace is a former residence of the Maharana of Udaipur, Rajasthan,
located on the banks of Lake Pichola. The lake and the Taj Lake Palace can be
seen from the hotel.
Jag Mandir Palace
The exterior shots of Octopussy's home were taken at the Jag Mandir
Palace, which is also built on an island in Lake Pichola. The elephant
statues that can be seen when Kamal Khan arrives on the large boat and when Bond
arrives in his crocodiles submarine are part of Jag Mandir Palace, and not of
the Taj Palace Hotel. The flower garden and pond, seen a few moments after
Khan's and Bond's arrivals, are part of the Taj Lake Palace.
Monsoon Palace Monsoon Palace appears as the residence of the
villain Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan)
Another film location in the area is Monsoon Palace, built on
top of a hill, overlooking Udaipur. This palace appears as the residence of the
villain Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan), and is first mentioned in the film when
Vijay tells Bond where Kamal Khan lives. Later, Bond is held captive in the
palace, and dines there with Khan and Magda. Other sequences shot here include
the arrival of the Soviet helicopter, the hunt for Bond on the grounds
surrounding the palace after his escape and the finale with Octopussy's army
attacking the palace.
Monsoon Palace
Octopussy James BondMovie Octopussy 1983 Roger Moore and Magda (Kristna
Wayborn).
CEO/President James Bond at the Monsoon
Palace, built on top of a hill, overlooking Udaipur. This palace
appears as the residence of the villain Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan).
James Bond Interview with an
KL Salvi
employee Octopussy 1982, KL Salvi 6 months of filming of Octopussy 1982,
he was elektricker, carpenter, he made Yo-Yo Buzz Saw , built the mast
to boat Gangaur etc.
http://www.007museum.com/tajlakepalace.htm
Manager Balraj from Taj Lake Palace did
translate
This man KL Salvi
was working with 6 months of filming of Octopussy, he was elektricker,
carpenter, he made Yo-Yo Buzz Saw , built the mast to
boat Gangaur got 500 rupees
by Maud Adams, etc. He told me all about Octopussy
built the mast to
boat Gangaur got 500 rupees
by Maud Adams, etc.
He told me all about Octopussy story from 1982
Description: This man kills Vijay
with his bladed yo yo on the orders of Gobinda. He later tries to murder Bond in
the same manor,
but after missing he loses a battle with 007, which costs him his life.
This man KL Salvi
was working with 6 months of filming of Octopussy, he was elektricker,
carpenter, he made Yo-Yo Buzz Saw , built the mast to
boat Gangaur got 500 rupees
by Maud Adams, etc. He told me all about Octopussy
Yo Yo Buzz Saw Killer Played by: William Derrick
James Bond Interview with an KL Salvi
employee Octopussy 1982, KL Salvi 6 months of filming of Octopussy 1982,
he was elektricker, carpenter, he made Yo-Yo Buzz Saw , built the mast
to boat Gangaur etc.
http://www.007museum.com/tajlakepalace.htm
Manager Balraj from Taj Lake Palace did translate
This man KL Salvi was with 6 months of filming of Octopussy, he was elektricker,
carpenter, he made Yo-Yo Buzz Saw , built the mast to
boat Gangaur got 500 rupees
by Maud Adams, etc.
He told me all about Octopussy story from 1982
Description: This man kills Vijay
with his bladed yo yo on the orders of Gobinda. He later tries to murder Bond in
the same manor,
but after missing he loses a battle with 007, which costs him his life.
This man KL Salvi was with 6 months of filming of Octopussy, he was elektricker,
carpenter, he made Yo-Yo Buzz Saw , built the mast to
boat Gangaur got 500 rupees
by Maud Adams, etc. He told me all about Octopussy
CEO/President James Bond Gunnar Schäfer from
James Bond 007 Museum Nybro Sweden Gangaur boat from Bondmovie Octopussy 1983
with Roger Moore as Bond
CEO/President James Bond Gunnar Schäfer from James Bond 007
Museum Nybro Sweden with Regional Security Manager Rajasthan Virendra S.
Champawat Taj Lake Palace Udaipur.
James Bond Gunnar Schäfer at the Garden of Taj Lake Palace where the Octopussy girl Bond
sees bath and relax
James Bond Gunnar Schäfer at the Garden of Taj Lake Palace where the Octopussy girl Bond
sees bath and relax
Octopussy girls at the Taj Lake Palace
swimmingpool
Roger Moore and Octopussy girls at the Taj Lake Palace swimmingpool
Roger Moore (James Bond ) and Maud Adams (Octopussy) at the terrass Floating
Palace Taj Lake Palace Udaipur Bondmovie Octopussy 1983
Roger Moore (James Bond ) and Maud Adams (Octopussy) at the terrass Floating
Palace Taj Lake Palace Udaipur Bondmovie Octopussy 1983
Gangaur Boat
The port of Taj Lake Palace Udaipur
Dry Martini "Shaken not stirred" when James
Bond Gunnar Schäfer arrived at Taj Lake Palace
James Bond Gunnar Schäfer from 007museum in Swede Nybro We were
picked up from The Taj Lake Hotel with a vintage Chrysler from 1947 to take a
tour in the
city before we arrived at the port to the Taj Lake Palace.
CEO/President James Bond Gunnar Schäfer from James Bond 007
Museum Nybro Sweden with Regional Security Manager Rajasthan Virendra S.
Champawat Taj Lake Palace Udaipur.
James Bond Gunnar Schäfer at the Garden of Taj Lake Palace where the Octopussy girl Bond
sees bath and relax
James Bond Gunnar Schäfer at the Garden of Taj Lake Palace where the Octopussy girl Bond
sees bath and relax
Taj Lake Palace and Interview With Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar Of Udaipur Taj Lake Palace Udaipur CEO/President James Bond Gunnar Schäfer from James Bond
007 Museum
Taj
Lake Palace
Later in the
film, Bond
visits
Octopussy's
home, a
structure
which is
another
palace, the
Taj Lake
Palace, also
known as the
floating
palace, now
a hotel.
Located on a
natural
foundation
of 4 acres
(16,000 m2)
rock on the
Jag Niwas
island in
Lake Pichola,
the
beautiful
Taj Lake
Palace hotel
has 83 rooms
and suites
featuring
white marble
walls. Click
here for
prices and
availability.
The hotel
can only be
reached by
boat (or
crocodile suit)
and features
several
filming
locations,
including
the pond
where Bond
sees
Octopussy
and the
terrace
where Bond
and
Octopussy
have a chat.
The palace
was built in
1743 - 1746
under the
direction of
the Maharana
Jagat Singh
II as a
royal summer
palace. Over
the years
the palace
deteriorated
badly and
only in the
1960s the
palace was
finally
restored and
turned into
a hotel. In
2000, a
second
restoration
was
undertaken.
