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The West has Marvel and DC. India has a bottomless well of Ikshvaku dynasty heroes. Hanuman is the original superhero: He flies (Vayu), has super-strength (Bala), can change size (Animates), is invulnerable to weapons (Brahma’s boon), and is completely selfless. A new Hanuman movie taps into the global "Superhero fatigue" by offering a mythological figure who doesn't need a tragic backstory to be compelling.