Hanuman's destiny was entwined with the Princes of Ayodhya
from before he was born.
And how the gods blessed a royal family with the greatest of heroes!
Though a great king, blessed with riches beyond measure and a loving people,
King Dashrath lacked the one treasure all kings desire.
Children.
After performing a great sacrifice,
the gods blessed him with a gift,
a bowl of divine rice pudding.
By consuming the rice pudding, the queens would become mothers of legends.
Each was given a portion appropriate to her rank.
Half went to Queen Kaushalya, the eldest.
Then a quarter to Sumitra and an eighth to Kaikeyi.
The last portion was given again to Sumitra.
But not before a small bird, drawn by the sweet smell of the pudding,
snatched a portion for itself.
And beak-full of rice pudding, it flew away.
Seeing drops falling,
the wind god, Vayu, carried them away across the land towards noble Anjana.
Destined to be the mother of Hanuman.
Hanuman.
My son.
If you are my father, then please...
Please help me.
Ask what you wish.
There can be no more secrets.
Then who am I? What am I?
Come. Let me show you.
Brother, where are you? Nal! I told you to stay close.
I'm right here.
Jambhvan?
Are you hurt?
I'm not so fragile, Angad.
Did you know the truth about Hanuman?
Then why didn't you tell him?
Tell me, Angad.
Having just witnessed all this, what is your first impression?
I don't know. It's all so unbelievable.
There you have it.
Hanuman would never have believed me if I'd merely told him.
Some truths must be revealed
in their entirety.
Let us hope Hanuman can accept them.
I will answer the question uppermost in your mind first.
Why? Why was your true nature hidden from you?
Though you already know the answer.
I was not ready. That I should first enjoy what it is to be... to be...
To be mortal, Hanuman.
Mortality is a gift, one we gods envy.
To know the passing of days,
brief though it is, makes them all the more precious.
Unlimited life and power can lead to great pain.
A pain you can no longer feel yourself.
So, you end up inflicting it on all others.
Ravan.
Ravan's gifts are countless, but he serves only himself.
If you too fell to evil,
the three realms would shake to their very foundations.
Without wisdom,
such power could have made you a paragon of terror.
A tyrant to your own people.
A god of destruction.
You could have been the hurricane that extinguishes all light from the world,
plunging us into eternal darkness.
No. I would never become such a monster.
Why do you show me such things?
I show you nothing, my son, except what could be if you are not careful.
The choice against darkness is always yours.
How... how do I avoid such a fate?
Use your powers, your strength, all your gifts
to only serve others,
never to force others to serve you.
As Prince Ram does.
Yes, my son.
Just as Prince Ram does.
The universe strives for balance,
and so, for all of Ravan's evil, there is perfect opposition in Ram.
Yet, without you, he is doomed to fail.
It is your strength that must support him when the time comes.
If you should falter...
then all hope is lost.
I will not falter, Father.
I will serve the Prince with my last breath.
So be it.
From now on... embrace your destiny.
Arise, son of the wind.
Not that one. The one on the right.
No, not my right, you fool. Your right.
You fool, that's your left hand.
Why won't you... Your right hand. The hand you use to eat.
Stop with the left and right! Just make sure you catch it.
Who is shaking the tree? Nal!
Look out!
Have you put on weight?
That wasn't me. That was--
Who shook the tree, you?
Not me.
Him.
Hanuman?
Yes, old bear. Hanuman. Son of the wind.
Perhaps, for the first time, I am truly Hanuman.
What do you think?
You look different. Have you done something with your hair?
It's not his hair, fool! He's got swagger now!
Something like that.
How do you feel?
I understand the temptation Ravan must face with such power.
Thank you, Jambhvan. Without you...
without Prince Ram, I could never have been ready.
Don't thank me yet, my friend.
Because your greatest challenge still lies ahead.
The sea is home to creatures that prey upon the unwary.
Creatures that the gods themselves fear.
And what of Lanka, good bear?
It is a city of wonder, mystery and danger.
What else would you expect from the kingdom of Ravan?
And its demonic inhabitants are unlike the brutes and outcasts
you have faced so far.
Lanka is home to the greatest of all demonkind on Earth.
Ravan's warriors have conquered the heavens.
Each one armed with powerful weapons
and where their skill as warriors may fail, their dark magic prevails.
That and more lie ahead.
Dangers that would make even the bravest pause.
Not Hanuman! Just look at him. Look at how he's changed.
Apart from the hair!
Do you think a few mangy rakshasas are going to stop Hanuman?
He'll crush them all!
Won't you?
Let's find Princess Sita first, yes?
But how? The sea looks endless. Just looking at that makes my knees ache.
But my knees should be just fine.
What? Impossible.
Yesterday perhaps. Today, everything seems possible.
I don't think that rock's ever coming down.
Hanuman! Hanuman!
What's happening?
Someone is making mischief.
And I think I know who.
Hanuman.
It's Hanuman? What's happening to him?
He has finally seen for himself the very thing I saw in him when we first met.
Seen what?
The truth.
And that is something few of us ever discover.
For some, such knowledge can destroy them. But for others,
there is no limit to what they become capable of.
Tell me, brother, did you ever have any doubt?
In Hanuman? Never.
Lanka.
It's not that far.
Just a hundred miles away. Think you can do it?
Only one way to find out, old bear.
Though it might help to get a little extra height.
Good luck, Hanuman! If you see any rakshasas, give them a punch from us!
Yes. And that goes double for Ravan!
Teach him what happens when he meddles with the vaanar!
I'll do what I can.
Hanuman! Hanuman!
My Lord!
No!
My Lord, someone approaches.
Have the gods regained their courage at last?
Who?
Indra? Agni?
No, not a god, my Lord. This is a creature unfamiliar to us.
He rides the howling winds.
At last!
A challenger.
I am eager to meet him.