I didn’t know what makes the kids fancy “Chhota Bheem”. I have heard a couple of friends mentioning the character when they spoke of their kids and now I see my son Ryan being glued to him on TV too. I did watch a couple of episodes with Ryan on Pogo and it got me nostalgic of the old Amar Chitrakatha days but been still wondering what attracts the new generation to it. Bheem has got no fancy weapons, vehicles or attire. He doesn’t even appear strong physically and is just a kiddo. But then I saw Ryan saying “nim, nim, nim”, eating three virtual laddoos from the air and then saying “I’ve got the power! I’m cchota bheem!”, and there I’ve got my answer. It must be the idea that you get extra ordinary powers by just eating a few sweet laddoos. You don’t have to have a spider biting you, or being rocketed to earth from another planet or wear your undies on top of your super-suit. All you got to do is to eat your laddoos, “nim nim nim” and you get the power. How sweet is that!