Thanks for Everything Investis

Hi All,

I will be ending my work shift today for the final time in Investis today. And I feel sad that I am leaving behind the work I helped create. In these 4 years I worked on many different tasks, although most of them were only or IQR. I saw the IQR product grow from its inception to the state it is now. That is how much I loved my work here, and I feel very sad to leave it.

But when I really thought about what I will MISS, is not working on the projects, but some small little things I have grown used to, these few years. It may be the smile the Guard Kaka gives me when I come, or how Abhish says ‘Chai’ on the 4^th floor or the 'Shabji' of Nielsen & stories from Sandeep. Or maybe how we greet each other daily, chatting on Skype, tea break gossips, Lunch buddies, Chai buddies, Buddies I made during TT all these years. I have also loved talking and chatting with many others, over books, over Tea, having Hot discussions and sharing Philosophies.

Other things memorable are my Calls with Al & Rupert, Justin’s address during the biyearly SOTN (Let me say its sad that we are in a dry state), and working with Marcus & Dom

It was great fun with all you guys/gals. 4 Years is a long time and I have meet some extraordinary, talented and humane friends here. And I am really sad that I will not be able to meet you daily now. Its sad to leave  3 of my older colleagues Manish, Chirag, Anisha after almost 7 years working together, along with Mamta, Archana, Prakash & Hardik.

The list of thanks wouldn’t be complete without mentioning AP sir, Asmani, Monali & Vaishali, along with, the Finance team of Jayesh, Prashant, Himanshu, Hiren, Bhavesh & Kaushik. Also Thanks to all those who helped me learn TT (There are many)

But to compensate, my doors at Mumbai are always open to you. If you are visiting , call me up and we can have a meetup.

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Thanks for everything Investis.

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The Dark Knight Rises : Review (Spoiler Free)

One Word : A Perfect Ending.

More Words: Pretty much everything a legend should get as an end.

Thanks : Chris Nolan for bringing such a pure and realistic Batman to the screens. And to keep the fans and comic book nerds happy with the ending. 

Review: Batman Rises is many comic book series rolled into one. And they are one of the best of the Batman series. Knightfall, Batman Returns, Rise of Ras Al Gul. But not taken in their entirety. Some might say batman rises is not as good as the dark knight, but i say its what a superhero movie should be.

Post Avengers, everyone would like to see high action movies, but Nolan gives us a movie about normal people without super powers becoming superheroes. Batman, Selina Kyle, Bane even Gordon and Blake, all are superheroes without powers. They only power they have is the will to overcome. And that is the message Nolan delivers. Take control of your fear with your will. Be fearless. Master fear. This is the message the batman comics gives us and so does Nolan.

Character:

Batman: Well acted by Bale. Strong, weak , afraid, angry, its what makes Bale a great Batman. Its possible that i cannot see any other actor as a batman for some time.

Gordon: Oldman is strong as usual, strong, silent and working in the background to give a human feel to the police force. Loved him.

Bane: Seeing what Hardy had done in Bronson this might have been a cinch. But still well acted and he does look huge, almost towering Batman and others. It shows the work Hardy has done for the act. Loved him and his bane. Only issue is the voice. But it seems all batman movies were plagued by voice problems.

Blake: An orphan policeman who helps Gordan take care of the mess Gotham is in. Love the cleaverness and resourcefull ness shown by him. 

Selina Kyle: And if you want to someone as sexy as the catwoman, there is nobody other than Hathaway for you. The way she looks sucks you into him. The way she walks makes the comic book pages jump up on the screen, but its the acting she has done which makes selina kyle live on the screen. 

Alfred: He has the most pivotal role whether it is a movie or the books. He is the only force who keeps batman a real person, and not get lost. He is the anchor which keeps Batman Bruce Wayne. Caine acts out aflred with a passion and there is no way you cannot love him here.

Final Thougts:
It's not a action movie, its a movie about overcoming your fears. Its a movie which is more near to the comic books than the previous non Nolan movies. Its a movie rooted in a real world, rather than a comic book. Its a movie which wraps up the trilogy with an end fit for its watchers, fit for the comic nerds, fit for Batman fans.

Thanks to reading.

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