Darbar - Draw Bore!

Seven things that felled me after almost freezing in the igloo of The Cathay while watching #Darbar:

1. Rajini says that he would leave the beard as it is until he cleans up the baddies. But after many months of countering and encountering, the beard stays only about 1 cm long. #harmoneproblems

2. Staying on the pilose matter, where did they get that wig for Rajini? Despite many situations where he had to literally pull his hair, it stayed on. Either the glue is excellent or clever CGI 🤔#SuperWig

3. Rajini clears the physical and intelligence tests in less than four days. While he does some weightlifting and such under the watchful eyes of Nayan, couldn’t see him prepare for any intellectual challenges. Taking a leaf out of this, Hardik Pandya should have asked Natasa’s help on this to pass the yo-yo test #Unfit

4. Somewhere along the line, ARM must have realised that this wouldn’t work. So to salvage what he can, indulges in jokes on Rajini’s age and mental stability etc., to show us that he is a fearless director! 😆#DarbarDarr

5. Almost all the top-secret police discussions happen either in the presence of civilians or over phone on speaker-mode. Welcome to the age of open governance. #LoudDemocracy

6. ARM (and his protégés as well, did you say?) and ‘copying’ go hand in hand. I was kinda pleasantly surprised by the treatment of the Nayan/Rajini get-to-know-each-other scene; only to be brought to ground when it was a poor lift from Dil Dhadakne Do Priyanka-Ranveer delightful scene. #SpotCopy

7. While marveling a German-made knife, Suniel Shetty wastes a perfect sofa. I felt the same - wasted - as we walked out of the theatre. #ShreddedSupport

Dear Superstar:

Yes, you looked dashing for a septuagenarian. Yes, you still have a bit of style left.
But, enough!
Please ishtaaap this charade. 🙏