The gangster saga Nayakan not only earned Mani Ratnam's reputation as a great director, the dubbed version of the film also did well in Mumbai, so much so that Feroz Khan's Hindi remake, Dayavan, starring Vinod Khanna, could not compare, recalls Deepa Gahlot.
'I wasn't motivated to begin with because how do you outdo the biggest encounter?' 'Then, we came across this story about the first-ever encounter.'
The film fails on all counts, according to Ankur Pathak.
John plays dreaded gangster Manya Surve in the film.
Bollywood glorifies Mumbai's dons in its movies.
Hand it to these good-bad guys for layering dark characters with sex appeal and spice is no mean feat!
'People will be entertained by the Singhams and the Simmbas but they will still not respect cops. Batla House is an opportunity for us to show the true side of policemen and their sacrifices.'
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