Recently I have seen the trailer of Will Smith's upcoming super hero action flick HANCOCK on youtube, it just reminds me one of our beloved comic character BATUL THE GREAT that we used to read in our childhood!
First, just watch the HANCOCK movie trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZQQgvhn4jg
now see.... where Hancock get the idea to throws a whale into the ocean...
Batul the Great (Bengali: বাঁটুল দি গ্রেট, is a popular Bengali comic strip character created by Narayan Debnath. It first appeared almost 40 years ago and still appears in a children's magazine called Shuktara and is widely read by the people of all ages. When the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, also known as the Bangladesh War of Liberation flared up, he was asked by the editors and publishers to add an aura of invincibility. By Debnath’s admission, he thought up the idea of the superhero while returning from College Street, Calcutta. The name came to him instantly and he thought up the figure of the protagonist rapidly. Initially, he did not know what he foresaw as a future for Batul and did not give him any superpowers. Debnath was reluctant at first because he was worried about legal implications. On assurance, he made Batul a superhero able to take on tanks, airplanes, and missiles.
With a well-built body and enormous strength, Batul is so strong that he can stop a train, run through a wall breaking it to pieces, kill sharks barehanded, and even bullets cannot pierce his chest. He has a great appetite and sometimes has a whale for his breakfast. Unlike other heroes, Batul does not wear any attractive attire. Rather, he is always seen clad in a pink or orange vest and a black shorts. He is the terror of dacoits and hooligans, and protects the good. A remarkable feature of Batul comics is that it is not only adventure, but is a great source of humour too. Sometimes, Batul's amazing strength is the cause of his downfall. This is especially true when he is trying to operate machinery, since he usually breaks it. Another example, depicted in the panel, shows him trying to ride a bull in a rodeo, but due to his weight, the legs of the bull get embedded in the ground.
With him stay two mischievous boys viz. Bachhu and Bichchu, who regularly play truant at school, often conspire with robbers and commit daring crimes like bank robberies. Other characters in the comic strip include Lambakarna, who has long ears and special powers of hearing; Batul's aunt, who cooks food for him; Batul's formidable pet dog Vedo, and a pet ostrich, Uto.
We all know that Hollywood is passing a difficult time now in case of original ideas....so you should take a shot or shit whatever you like..in the dark alone.
Batul is a very successful super hero for us, so he is not an alcoholic.
Which is the reason why Hancock and Batul are not similar. If Hancock wasn't a drunken loser, he'd be similar to the likes of Superman or Captain Marvel.
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HANCOCK....reminds me BATUL THE GREAT!
Apr 9th, 2008 08:31 AM
About Batul the great.....
, is a popular Bengali comic strip character created by Narayan Debnath. It first appeared almost 40 years ago and still appears in a children's magazine called Shuktara and is widely read by the people of all ages. When the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, also known as the Bangladesh War of Liberation flared up, he was asked by the editors and publishers to add an aura of invincibility. By Debnath’s admission, he thought up the idea of the superhero while returning from College Street, Calcutta. The name came to him instantly and he thought up the figure of the protagonist rapidly. Initially, he did not know what he foresaw as a future for Batul and did not give him any superpowers. Debnath was reluctant at first because he was worried about legal implications. On assurance, he made Batul a superhero able to take on tanks, airplanes, and missiles.
