Kamal Khan
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Kamal Khan is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond
film Octopussy
. He is portrayed by Louis Jourdan.
Khan is a suave exile
d Afghan
prince
living in India
in the Monsoon Palace
. He has a penchant for fine food and liquor, priceless jewels, "hunting" humans, and atomic weaponry
. In the film, he associates with the power-crazed General Orlov
in an attempt to unleash nuclear holocaust
in Western Europe
, by planning to detonate a nuclear bomb inside a US airbase, using his jewel smuggling partner Octopussy's
Circus as a cover. The ensuing outrage at this "accident" will encourage NATO to abandon nuclear arms, and allow Orlov's armies to invade the West. In return, Khan gets valuable jewels stolen directly from the Kremlin
.
Unfortunately for Khan, his activities catch the attention of British Intelligence, who send Agent 009 to investigate to East Germany. When 009 is killed by henchmen Mischka and Grischka, James Bond is sent instead.
After a humiliating defeat by Bond at backgammon
, Khan tries multiple times to kill the spy. First he sends Gobinda in pursuit of him in a tuk tuk
, only for Bond to outrun him. He then sends Gobinda to knock him out in his hotel room after sending Magda
to seduce him, after which Bond is held captive in Khan's palace, only for him to escape through the jungle the next day. He then sends his henchman to raid Octopussy's palace after finding out that Bond is staying there, only for Bond to escape once more.
Bond pursues Khan from East Germany to West Germany
, as he travels with Octopussy's circus. General Orlov
is shot dead by soldiers when trying to cross the border into West Germany, while Bond manages to reach the circus at the American Air Force base to deactivate the bomb that Khan and Orlov had transported there. During the commotion, Khan's pay is lost in a car accident and confiscated by the KGB.
After Khan and Gobinda raid Octopussy's palace in India and kidnap her, they climb aboard Khan's plane. Bond jumps onto the outside of the plane and defeats Gobinda in hand-to-hand combat while Khan makes the plane do dangerous flips and turns in an attempt to kill Bond, who then detaches the fuel line causing the plane to nosedive, leaping off with Octopussy just as Khan desperately tries to land on a runway. Due to the runway being too short, Khan ends up going over a cliff and perishes when he crashes into the side of a mountain and the plane explodes.
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
. He is portrayed by Louis Jourdan.
Khan is a suave exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
d Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
living in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in the Monsoon Palace
Monsoon Palace
The Monsoon Palace, formerly known as the Sajjan Garh Palace, is a hilltop palatial residence in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan in India, overlooking the lake Pichola. It is named as Sajjangarh after Maharana Sajjan Singh of the Mewar Dynasty, who built it in 1884. It offers a panoramic view of...
. He has a penchant for fine food and liquor, priceless jewels, "hunting" humans, and atomic weaponry
Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. The first fission bomb test released the same amount...
. In the film, he associates with the power-crazed General Orlov
General Orlov
General Orlov is a fictional character and major antagonist in the James Bond film Octopussy, played by Steven Berkoff. At first the audience is led to believe that Orlov is the main antagonist of the film. However, it is later revealed that his contact Kamal Khan is the real villain...
in an attempt to unleash nuclear holocaust
Nuclear holocaust
Nuclear holocaust refers to the possibility of the near complete annihilation of human civilization by nuclear warfare. Under such a scenario, all or most of the Earth is made uninhabitable by nuclear weapons in future world wars....
in Western Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, by planning to detonate a nuclear bomb inside a US airbase, using his jewel smuggling partner Octopussy's
Octopussy (character)
Octopussy is a fictional character in the James Bond film of the same name. She is played by the Swedish actress Maud Adams.-Biography:...
Circus as a cover. The ensuing outrage at this "accident" will encourage NATO to abandon nuclear arms, and allow Orlov's armies to invade the West. In return, Khan gets valuable jewels stolen directly from the Kremlin
Kremlin
A kremlin , same root as in kremen is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow Kremlin, or metonymically to the government that is based there...
.
Unfortunately for Khan, his activities catch the attention of British Intelligence, who send Agent 009 to investigate to East Germany. When 009 is killed by henchmen Mischka and Grischka, James Bond is sent instead.
After a humiliating defeat by Bond at backgammon
Backgammon
Backgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and players win by removing all of their pieces from the board. There are many variants of backgammon, most of which share common traits...
, Khan tries multiple times to kill the spy. First he sends Gobinda in pursuit of him in a tuk tuk
Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a usually three-wheeled cabin cycle for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw...
, only for Bond to outrun him. He then sends Gobinda to knock him out in his hotel room after sending Magda
Magda
Magda is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 3,289 and the area is 313.18 km². The elevation is 526 m....
to seduce him, after which Bond is held captive in Khan's palace, only for him to escape through the jungle the next day. He then sends his henchman to raid Octopussy's palace after finding out that Bond is staying there, only for Bond to escape once more.
Bond pursues Khan from East Germany to West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, as he travels with Octopussy's circus. General Orlov
General Orlov
General Orlov is a fictional character and major antagonist in the James Bond film Octopussy, played by Steven Berkoff. At first the audience is led to believe that Orlov is the main antagonist of the film. However, it is later revealed that his contact Kamal Khan is the real villain...
is shot dead by soldiers when trying to cross the border into West Germany, while Bond manages to reach the circus at the American Air Force base to deactivate the bomb that Khan and Orlov had transported there. During the commotion, Khan's pay is lost in a car accident and confiscated by the KGB.
After Khan and Gobinda raid Octopussy's palace in India and kidnap her, they climb aboard Khan's plane. Bond jumps onto the outside of the plane and defeats Gobinda in hand-to-hand combat while Khan makes the plane do dangerous flips and turns in an attempt to kill Bond, who then detaches the fuel line causing the plane to nosedive, leaping off with Octopussy just as Khan desperately tries to land on a runway. Due to the runway being too short, Khan ends up going over a cliff and perishes when he crashes into the side of a mountain and the plane explodes.