So Kalpana Chawla was not the first. See this piece in Time Out on Sunny the Supersleuth, a short-lived seried created by the Shavurs on the exploits of Sunil Gavaskar, who apart from his known skills on field, could detonate bombs, overpower kidnappers and fly through the air like Superman.
Don’t miss the quivering damsel in clear distress, flaming red hair and all…
The Shavurs said they were loosely inspired by another Indian comic-book series of the time, Supremo, scripted by the lyricist Gulzar, which featured Amitabh Bachchan as a caped wonder – oh, the 80s were a much more exciting time than I thought – Bappi Lahiri or no Bappi Lahiri (but then, the 90s had Kumar Sanu, so why am I cribbing?)
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Caught Pyaar Ke Side Effects the other day on TV – scene at the pub – yaar, why are all superheroes unmarried? Ranvir Shoery as the pesky Naanu asks, and answers – Imagine Superman flying off to save the world – and his mobile phone rings –
Female voice at the other end – darling, where are you? when are you coming home for dinner?
Amitabh Bacchan as the caped wonder? Did Supremo inspire Shahenshah, then?
I was watching a documentary today called “Columbia’s last mission”. Lot of praise for KC, as they called her..
On another note, can you mail me your email id? I’d like to ask you something.
I liked watching Pyar ke Side effects..
Superman is my favorite hero.. 🙂