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eedward & Bongstein were shaken and stirred this morning when they spotted Pierce Brosnan on the front page of the day\u2019s paper endorsing Bahar, Pan Bahar. \n\nAs any men of reputed journalistic mystery, they wasted no time taking off Weedward\u2019s shoe, which is really a cellphone in disguise, and calling the man himself. They had quite a few piercing questions to ask.\n\nExcerpts from the interview:\n\nW&B: Hello.\n\nPB: Hello, who is this?\n\nW&B: It\u2019s us Weedward and Bongstein.\n\nPB: Oh hey guys. Have you seen my cool new ad?\n\nW&B: Yes… what the actual fuck Pierce? Why\u2019d you do it? \n\nPB: Oh, well it was an opportunity you know. They won\u2019t let me play Bond anymore, ever since that wanker Daniel came into the scene. I needed the cash. \n\nW&B: But you have the world at your feet. You\u2019re suave, dashing, famous. You have the licence to kill…\n\nPB: Yes, but this has given me more success. Not sure what a gutkha is, but I think I\u2019m going to endorse it next. \n\nW&B: Really?\n\nPB: I can\u2019t divulge specifics. But a brand wants to buy the rights to The World Is Not Enough<\/em> and turn it into a tagline.\n\nW&B: Of course they do. So what\u2019s next in line for you?\n\nPB: Well I\u2019ve been approached to endorse Reliance Jio. Rich lads aren\u2019t they? A bit weird though. They want me to do an ad where I fight a female Italian villainess and her Sikh henchman while saving a woman in distress. I declined.\n\nW&B: Why?\n\nPB: Because it seemed a bit dodgy. And I wasn\u2019t feeling the tagline.\n\nW&B: Which was?\n\nPB: \u201cJio ka Network aur Bond ke Wet Work ka Jawaab Nahi.\u201d I don\u2019t speak much Indian, but it doesn\u2019t seem to make much sense.\n\nW&B: Right. Btw, a lot of people are hating on you for endorsing a product linked to mouth cancer. According to reports, mouth cancer kills people.\n\nPB: Well, they can die another day.\n\nW&B: That\u2019s awfully cavalier, don\u2019t you think?\n\nPB: Sorry. That was Bond talking. It happens sometimes. Once you go Bond, you\u2019re never the same again. I\u2019m so tired of drinking dry martinis and sleeping with hot women. It takes a toll, you know?\n\nW&B: Yes, we totally understand. Anyway, all this fuckery aside, are you never doing a movie again?\n\nPB: Never say never again. I might make a few movies. I\u2019ve been approached by a few large players in Bollywood to play the token British guy in a couple of period dramas.\n\nW&B: Will you consider it?\n\nPB: I might. If the role involves delivering more than one dialogue. You know, stuff like, \u201cYeh angrez ka club hai, yahan kuttalog allowed nahi hai\u201d and everyone\u2019s favourite, \u201cTeen guna lagaan dena parega.\u201d\n\nW&B: After this endorsement, one would think nothing is beneath you.\n\nPB: Oh. There\u2019s a lot beneath me right now.\n\nW&B: Like?\n\nPB: The world. The world is at my feet. Or as you Indians would say, \u201cKadmon mein duniya.\u201d *Spits*\n\nW&B: Oh no, you didn’t.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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