Bejoy Nambiar compares 'Batman v Superman' villain with SRK

New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan, who is said to be fan of superhero Batman, was recently compared to the character Lex Luthor from the flick ' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' by director Bejoy Nambiar.

Luthor played by Jesse Eisenberg is a sophisticated young businessman and hereditary CEO of LexCorp, who is fixated on defeating his archenemy Superman. The 'Shaitan' maker took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "Did anyone else think Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor was Shah Rukh from 'Darr' and 'Baazigar."

Replying to his comment, the 50-year-old actor Tweeted, "Now I will have to watch it for Lex also. Hm? Will ask my kids they are watching it tonight."

Released on March 25, the flick stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg in lead roles.