Batman…..

Batman…..
He was my craze ever since I heard about the billionaire who had a secret lair and used to stay up in the night fighting crimes and keeping criminals at Bay!….

My (and most Indians!) First brush with Batman was the famous animated series by Warner brothers!…. At that time it was cutting edge animation compounded by gripping story telling and extensive use of shadow and visual cues!… Even now this series is counted as one of the best superhero animated series ever!…. The latter ones like Batman of the future and justice league only added the flavour!….

‎There was a time when this used to come only in the doordarshan metro channel and I used to eagerly wait for the Sunday to watch it!…. In fact during the days of entrance it was the only TV I used to watch!…

There was a slight interruption during the first few years of MBBS since I neither had the time nor the courage to approach the TV room area of the men’s hostel!… Then during the final year and house surgeoncy with added company of Sameer the hulk and hunk of our batch we used to sneak up most of the episodes of Batman!….

Our regular routine was to reach half hour earlier and slowly dwindle the competition!….😃😃… The Juniors used to listen to me, while the seniors used to get convinced by Sameer!!…. Later on when Vivek and Ramki also joined our gang of Batman viewers it was easier to get our channel!… The worst was of course when there were super seniors and they were hell bent on watching the news or some other archaic thing just to spite us!!

 

One fine day we were happily watching it in house surgeons quarters that the connection got interrupted!…I still remember driving my bike like a madman with Sameer behind me to reach the first block men’s hostel where we knew we could watch in peace!!…. There were a couple of super seniors who were watching some old Malayalam movie at that time though!… But when we told them that we have come all the way from house Surgeon quarters to watch then they relented much to our relief!!….

It was then Sameer told me to never drive like that again except if it is to watch Batman!!😃😃….

After leaving the college though I caught up with most of the Batman movies and animated series, it was Only a passing viewing!…. In fact during the PG days we were ourselves Batmen who used to be awake the whole night and day and work like zombies in the ward, op and theater!!😃 (Operation!)……

We had realized that of all the super heroes most of them adults wanted to be Batman because only he had no super powers!… Sounds childish but everyone at that time thought that the only thing required to be Batman was to have lots of money and a big mansion!!😃😃…..

Anyway that was when I was young (er!!)… Now the movies are piled up in my hard disc while the comics are gathering dust in my shelf!!…. All good things come to an end I guess. …..or not!!

The other day I was showing this new Yoga Tablet to Minu and calling it really cool!….

To which my son remarked, “that may be cool dadda!…. But you know who is more cool!!??😃😃”

He lifted his favorite superhero figurine in his hand and announced…..”BATMAN!!!”….

and the story continues!!😃😃..……