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‘A legend has departed’: Fawad Chaudhry mourns Sean Connery’s demise

Movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave British agent James Bond has passed away at the age of 90.

According to BBC News, Sean died overnight in his sleep, while in the Bahamas. His son said that he had been “unwell for some time”.

The Oscar-winning actor, who was best known for his portrayal of 007 in the popular movie franchise, was the first star to play the iconic role on the big screen and went on to appear in seven films. He was largely regarded as being the best actor to have played 007 in the long-running franchise, often being named as such in polls.

Sharing the news on social media, Fawad said: “A legend has departed…Rest in Peace Sean Connery”.

Adnan Sami also mourned the actor’s demise.

Connery was raised in near poverty in the slums of Edinburgh and worked as a coffin polisher, milkman and lifeguard before his bodybuilding hobby helped launch an acting career that made him one of the world’s biggest stars.

Tall and handsome, with a throaty voice to match a sometimes crusty personality, Connery played a series of noteworthy roles besides Bond and won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a tough Chicago cop in The Untouchables (1987).

He was 59 when People magazine declared him the “sexiest man alive” in 1989.

Connery was an ardent supporter of Scotland’s independence and had the words “Scotland Forever” tattooed on his arm while serving in the Royal Navy.

When he was knighted at the age of 69 by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in 2000 at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, he wore full Scottish dress including the green-and-black plaid kilt of his mother’s MacLeod clan.

The actor celebrated his 90th birthday in August this year.

Some of his other noteworthy works include The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Untouchables and The Rock.

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