MUMBAI: This is bad news for James Bond fans in India. Those who rejoiced with the news that the forthcoming James Bond film would be shot in India will be sad to know that the shooting of the film in the country has been stalled after the production house couldn‘t get the permission to shoot.

The makers of the film, tentatively titled Bond 23, wanted to shoot high-speed stunts on the Indian Railways. However, they could not get the permissions due to safety issues and as a result director Sam Mendes is now on the search for new locales.

However, the country‘s railways minister Dinesh Trivedi has decided to look into the matter but at the same time "I can‘t jeopardize the safety of passengers," he said.

The shooting is likely to move to South Africa, where the producers already have permission to shoot some scenes but not until January.