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    Warning: This copy contains spoilers about The Batman.  
    Before I'm falsely taken for a Marvel fanboy or as a Batman hater, I want to establish the fact that Batman is one character that I've loved and cherished a lot throughout my childhood.
    There is something about Batman that sets him apart from the rest of the superheroes, and it's more than the fact that he's a mere mortal who had a hard childhood.
    I've been fortunate enough to witness a lot of amazing tales of Gotham's caped crusader through the insanely abundant DC Comic books and graphic novels like the Knightfall series, Hush, Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman: The Long Halloween, and Batman: The Dark Knight.
    © Mansij Asthana
    This is in addition to Rocksteady's amazing Batman: Arkham games and Batman: The Animated Series, which clearly have had different takes on the origins of Batman and the Bat-Family.

    © Rocksteady Games
    © Warner Bros
    I specify this just to ascertain that, for me, there's nothing more wonderful than to see a new re-adaptation of The Dark Knight on the big screen. Like you, I had been waiting anxiously to witness the new Batman movie by Matt Reeves.

    © Warner Bros
    To see Robert Pattinson don the iconic Batman cowl and cape was something that hugely excited me, having been a big fan of Robert's work in films.

    His history of working in amazing films like Harry Potter, Good Time, Remember Me, The Lighthouse, and The Devil All The Time, made me feel that he was perfect to become the next Batman, an opinion not a lot of people shared at the time. 
    © Warner Bros
    However, what I saw in the theatres was a massive disappointment, and here are the reasons for it:

    1. Meet The Most Talkative Batman Yet © Warner Bros
    If there's one thing that we know about Matt Reeves' Batman, it's the fact that he sure loves to talk. 

    Be it when he's with Lieutenant James Gordon (not Commissioner yet), the Catwoman, or even while he's all by himself, he just keeps talking.
    If there's one thing known about Batman from the comics, TV Shows, and even some of the good movies, it's that he's a man of few words. You'll never see him glorifying himself. But unfortunately, that's what he keeps doing throughout this film.
    Even in the opening sequence running up to his appearance, he can be heard saying things like, 'They Think I'm Hiding In The Shadows. But I'm The Shadows'.
    Okay. Cinematically, this may sound like a cool idea. However, he keeps coming up with stuff like:
    'I Need To Save This City'
    'Someone Has To Do It'
    No. Stop.
    Do you need to save the city? Yes. But do you need to talk about saving the city all the time? No.
    2. Cliched Beyond Belief © Warner Bros
    This is where the movie truly went south for me.

    At the backdrop of the movie being shown as something that would challenge your intellect with Riddler's countless Riddles, the plot is just very mundane.
    Of course, Paul Dano's Riddler does well to create an air of mystery by shedding light on the dirt that lies under the nails of Gotham's famous policemen, judges, and other people at power. However, there are far too many loopholes throughout the film to suggest otherwise.
    First of all, the relationship between Batman and Catwoman is weird as hell. This is not to mention the fact that she repeatedly refers to him as 'Vengeance' (something he mentions once to a gang of goons at the start).
    © Warner Bros
    I swear, for every time Catwoman (Oh god! I could make a better mask out than her) calls him 'Vengeance', I felt like I wanted to push her off the roof myself!

    Now, getting back to the point of their relationship, Batman literally meets her once, and now he just happens to care a lot about her. "Take Care Of Yourself, Selina", he appears to say a couple of times in the film.
    Dude! She's Catwoman. She'll be okay. You look after yourself!
    I get it. The movie is an attempt to show a more humane part of Batman, who himself is a prisoner to his own fate and past scars. However, that is no way of showing it.
    Not just that, the scene at the end, where he deliberately jumps onto the loose electric cable to save people underneath has to be the most cliched means of showing that the hero would sacrifice himself to protect others.
    I mean, Batman could have easily thrown his Batarang to cut the cable without wanting to look heroic in the scene. Also, the one where he uses a flare and rescues people from the water too is something that was too damn cliched from start to finish.
    3. Robert Pattinson's Batman Is The Slowest Batman Ever! © Warner Bros
    Oh boy! One of the reasons why the movie was around three-hours long was the fact that this Batman does everything in slow-mo! Whether it is searching for clues, chasing criminals, or even fighting them while facing a loaded gun, he'll make sure to take his time.

    Now if you can remember the fight scene at the very end where he's taking on the Riddler clones, he almost deliberately gets shot because he takes way too much time to punch the one trying to shoot him. I mean, that was incredibly stupid considering he's got a city to save from drowning.
    Not only that, even the time when Falcone is shot in the head by Paul Dano's Riddler, Batman clearly sees Riddler go for the run, but instead of running after him so that he doesn't escape, the Batman stylishly walks towards the apartment, only to find that he's not there.
    "He's Gone," he says to the police. Yeah, No, Sh*t, Batman!  
    Now, if the Riddler hadn't miraculously tried to surrender himself at the coffee shop, we're sure Batman had absolutely no chance of catching him at the apartment.
    Batman is a vigilante who strikes fast, and strikes hard, having been trained by none other than Ra's al Ghul, the leader of the League Of Assassins.
    © Warner Bros
    Sure! There can be countless renditions of Batman, but Robert Pattinson's Batman is hands down the slowest of them all!

    4. The Most Gullible Batman Ever © Warner Bros
    Okay! Let's establish another fact about Bruce Wayne AKA The Batman!

    He is a Master Detective, Master Combatant, Master Weapons Specialist, Master of Stealth, and has Genius-Level intellect. Not just that, Batman is of a scientific mind, which means that he believes in nothing other than cold, hard facts. This is what makes him a great detective, an area which Matt Reeves' noir film was set out to explore.
    However, while we were busy seeing Batman pick up clues and solve riddles left by the Riddler, it was surprising to see him become so damn naive. I mean, of course, it was a big shock for him to find out that his father Thomas Wayne, was also a part of the rotten history of Gotham City, especially considering the reason why Bruce Wayne chose to be Batman.
    However, it was still shocking to see an anguished Bruce Wayne just walk up to Falcone and ask him about the truth about his father, only to then believe whatever a crook like he had to say about it. If that wasn't gullible enough of Master Bruce, he then happily agreed to change his mind when an injured Alfred had a word with him at the hospital.
    For someone with the intelligence of Batman, you'd expect a lot better, won't you? Well, unfortunately, we didn't get to see that quite often!
    5. Don't Let The Movie Fool You Into Believing It's An Artistic Masterpiece © Warner Bros
    Okay! There are some great shots in the film, with the moment between Batman and Catwoman on the top of the tower being one of them.

    As you must have seen on social media platforms like Instagram and others recently, there's much more emphasis on the importance of the use of colour palettes in films to make them appear more aesthetically pleasing.
    Of course, if the movie looks beautiful, it's always a plus. But what is not okay is to put so much emphasis on it that it starts affecting the movie adversely.
    This is what I think happened with The Batman.
    Now, while the continuous rainy, dark, and dingy landscape of Gotham City rightfully painted the truth of it being a place where criminals breed, there were times when it was just overdone. On top of that, the overuse of the Batman soundtrack or other background music in almost every scene, led to the scenes becoming less impactful, something that I'm sure was the opposite of what was intended.
    Think of this, when the Batman soundtrack comes on the screen, you're bound to get goosebumps. But, in the case of the film, the soundtrack was just used everywhere, with different renditions of the same Batman music being played throughout the movie.
    If that didn't throw me off, it was the crazy loud levels at which it was played that made it almost impossible to hear anything else.
    I mean, when Batman is dodging bullets and punching the villains, you'd want to hear that, right? Well, Matt Reeves was of a different opinion!
    6. The Stupidest Car Chase Scene Ever In The History Of Car Chases © Warner Bros
    "Hey, Penguin! I'm getting really angry now! Why don't you get in the car so that I can chase you?"

    "Oh, sure, Batman! Just give me a minute!"
    Honestly, I was super psyched about the new Batmobile, having seen bits of it in the previous trailers. And, to be fair, the iconic beast of a car sure did not disappoint.
    However, it was the 'supposedly cool' car-chase scene between Batman and the Penguin that left a lot to be desired. I mean, while it was a great sequence, it sure felt like a pushed one.
    If I can recap, Batman was lying on the ground after being shot at during his chit-chat session with Catwoman.
    Now, while it would have been so much easier to just take on Penguin and the rest of the mob using his fighting skills, Batman just goes and hides into his Batmobile.
    Now, let me remind you, the Penguin was not even in the car by this time, however, after seeing Batman in his Batmobile, he comically gets into one to run away.
    © Warner Bros
    For me, this was clearly a forced action sequence that maybe looked cool, cinematically speaking, but was one that could have and should have been done very differently.

    7. Alfred Was Just A One-Dimensional Character In The Film © Warner Bros
    The casting of English actor Andy Serkis, the guy who played Golem in the Lord Of Rings, as Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, was clearly one of the most exciting news that came out back when the movie was still developing.

    However, just like Rob Pattinson, it looked like the movie did not make use of Serkis' incredible acting ability.
    Alfred is one of the most important characters in the Batman universe and has a lot of history to him. However, in contrast, the Alfred that we saw in the film was a very one-dimensional one.
    Yep! As seen in the movie, he really didn't have much of a role. Not just that, some of the things were so un-Alfred-like. For instance, he opens up a letter for Bruce, something that the real Alfred would never, ever do. Not just that, he's then naive enough to actually fall for Riddler's trap for Bruce/Batman.
    What happens next is even more appalling. 
    We see a scene in the hospital where Alfred talks to a flustered Bruce. Now, we know that there has always been a special relationship between Bruce and Alfred, with the former English Special Forces soldier almost a father figure to Bruce.
    But that still does not explain the atrocious and almost cringe-worthy scene between the two where they attempt to hold each other's hands. Again, this would have been touching, had they really explored more of their past relationship, but just in the context of the film, like the car-chase scene, this too, was unwanted, unnatural, and extremely corny.
    8. The Awful Batman & Catwoman Bike Race At The End © Warner Bros
    It sure looks like Hollywood has made a big deal of showing protagonists 'go separate ways' at the end of the film.

    I mean, you can only look back at the very emotional Paul Walker and Vin Diesel scene from the Fast & Furious 7 movie to know that it has worked in the past.
    Now, while it obviously can be a moving scene that people take back home and ponder upon for days, the scene at the end of Matt Reeves' Batman film was far from it.
    In the end, it can be seen that Batman and Catwoman have an emotional moment between them before they get on their bikes and hilariously ride next to each other. Now, while this could have been a powerful scene, the way it was carried out, looked comical to me.
    Also, the way in which Batman's cape just floated behind him while he rode the bike, presented more chances of the Dark Knight getting killed in a road accident than actually at the hands of a super-villain like Joker or the Riddler.
    To conclude, there were a lot of expectations out of the film, and while many clearly enjoyed the film, personally, I felt, The Batman was very, very disappointing. 

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    Deepak Dobriyal is a legendary performer. There is a reason why people who know the craft of acting, including stalwarts like Pankaj Tripathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the late Irrfan Khan, consider him to be India’s Al Pacino.

    © Eros International
    Think you’re a hardcore fan of the actor? Well, then acing this quiz shouldn’t be a challenge.


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    Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Kapoor recently reunited after over 25 years with Karan Johar’s web series The Fame Game. 
    Before the web series, the two starred together in the 1997 dud Mohabbat and the 1995 blockbuster Raja that is still remembered today for its chartbuster tracks and performances by its cast members, particularly Madhuri & Paresh Rawal’s. 
    Directed by Indra Kumar, a lesser-known fact is that not Paresh Rawal but Nana Patekar was the original choice to play Sanjay Kapoor’s elder brother in the film. 
    © Maruti Films
    In fact, Nana had even shot for a few scenes and a song before he was asked to leave the film and was replaced by Paresh Rawal. 

    The reason behind the removal of Nana Patekar after shooting for a few days was due to his interference in other actors’ performances including Madhuri Dixit’s. 
    Director Indra Kumar revealed all that transpired between him and Nana Patekar and how he asked him to take an exit from the film. 
    It so happened that Mukesh Khanna, who played Madhuri’s elder brother in the film asked Indra Kumar the reason why Nana Patekar was removed from the film. 
    He recalled how Nana Patekar would come and give his inputs to Madhuri about how she should perform a scene. Similarly, he’d also give his inputs to Dalip Tahil and Mukesh Khanna as well. 
    The Shaktimaan actor added that Dalip used to tell him that he is a bit intimidated by Nana Patekar whenever he approaches him during filming. 
    Indra Kumar then replied, “Jab actor director ka kaam karne lag jaata hai toh director ko samajh jaana chahiye woh ultimately buri film banayega ya actors ka bura performance aayega. (When an actor tries to do a director’s job, a director should realise he is going to make a bad film or his actors will deliver poor performances).” 
    He added, “In all fairness, Nana chah raha tha sab achcha kaam karein. Unka intention bura nahin tha, tareeka bura tha. Aap woh Lakshman Rekha nahin cross kar sakte. (He wanted everyone to give their best. His intention wasn’t bad but his way of doing things was).” 
    The filmmaker continued that he didn’t say anything initially as Nana Patekar was giving good suggestions. “Aur woh khud itna achcha kaam kiya tha unhonein. He would’ve killed it. Jo Paresh Rawal ne bahut achcha kiya.” 
    © Maruti Films
    But, then Indra Kumar thought that he can’t work like this. So, he went to Nana Patekar’s house and made him understand his point of view as a filmmaker, “Main unke ghar gaya, unko achche se samjhaya. Unhonein bhi samjha ki haan, ‘Indu, yeh mera way of working hai, yeh tumhara way of working nahin hai. So, let’s part ways’.” 

    Indra Kumar further praised Nana for returning the full amount that he was paid for the role. He also revealed that Nana was paid a very high price for the film, which was even more than Anil Kapoor’s fees in those times. 
    Further talking about Madhuri Dixit’s performance when Nana Patekar was a part of the film, Indra Kumar said, “Madhuri kuch kuch jagah confuse ho rahi thi but kyunki Madhuri mere saath do filmein kar chuki thi Dil aur Beta. Woh meri aankh mein dekh ke samajh jaati thi ki mujhe kya chahiye. (Madhuri was getting a bit confused due to Nana Patekar’s interference. However, since we’d worked in two films before Raja, she knew just by looking at me what I expect from her).” 
    © Maruti Films
    Check out the full conversation below: 


    Before Raja, Nana Patekar and Madhuri Dixit worked together in the 1991 acclaimed film Prahaar: The Final Attack which was helmed by Nana himself.

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