The opening riffs to James Bond’s theme tune remain an iconic and memorable cinematic moment. Yet, by the admission of its composer Monty Norman, it has a very Indian story to it. Originally composed by Norman for a play based on VS Naipaul’s A House for Mr Biswas, it was adapted to suit Sean Connery’s debut as the British spy in Dr No. The latest documentary on the franchise’s musical legacy, Sound of 007 that released on October 5, found yet another Indian connection in Tushar Lall.

It was the director of the documentary, Matt Whitecross, who reached out to Lall over email earlier this year. “They were looking at an Indian context for Bond music, and that’s when one of my videos showed up,” the 27-year-old musician from Mumbai tells us.