SMERSH (James Bond) V (the letter) in "Icebreaker". They return in a larger role in "No Deals, Mr. Bond", renamed Department Eight, Directorate S, a KGB sub-section. In the film series, Bond's archenemy became SPECTRE, which first appeared in Fleming's novel "Thunderball" (1961). SPECTRE is introduced in the first film, "Dr. No" (1962), in which Julius No explains to Bond that it is the acronym for the "SPecial Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion", the four great cornerstones of power. Film versions of novels where SMERSH appears substituted either SPECTRE or independent villains. Although twice referred to, SMERSH never appears in the
Ek Villain with most probability, have Sidharth Malhotra in the lead. According to reports, Ekta Kapoor has brought Mohit on board for 'Ek Villain 2' and he is working the script along with Tushar Hiranandani. Ekta reportedly wants to take the film franchise forward as it was one of the successful films under her banner. Sidharth Malhotra's name for the lead is on the cards. The previous film was written by Milap Zaveri and the screenplay was by Tushar, however, the former is busy with his first directorial venture, "Satyamev Jayate". As Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh's character died in the last