MUMBAI: James Bond has bid goodbye to India even before landing here. In spite of a green signal from the Indian railways, the shoot of the British super spy film has been shelved.

"The production company, India Take One Productions, have communicated to the railway ministry that they are not shooting the next Bond film in India, and that they are looking at other places," sources from the railway ministry have said in a statement.

The producers of the film titled Bond 23, wanted to shoot high-speed stunts on the Indian Railways. There was a request to shoot on the rooftop of a moving train, as well as inside a tunnel. However, due to security reasons, they were facing trouble getting the permission.

In spite of the Railway ministry‘s go-ahead signal, officials were worried about the production team‘s demand of "locking off the lines for seven-eight hours a day for seven days in a row".

The crew is now likely to move to South Africa for the shoot.