Dr. Strange & The Multiverse should intro a female surgeon Dr.Strange from India
India has the world's highest population of Hindus, Buddhists and the world's second highest population of Muslims.
India has over a billion people, 3-4x the population of the US, accounts for nearly a fifth of all of humanity, and is the world's largest democracy by population and second largest democracy by size.
Many artists turn to Indian culture for inspiration, ranging from Stan Lee to the Beatles.
Doctor Strange (both the comic and the film) heavily borrow elements from Indian, Buddhist and Hindu cultures, best summed up here...
[url]https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI[/url]
Despite all of this, [B]there is not yet a single major Marvel character from India.[/B]
So why not make the next Sorceror Supreme (hopefully first introduced in the Multiverse of Madness) a female physician in Mumbai? The film doesn't even need to mention her religion and would be better served to emphasize her belief in the scientific method, as preached by many Buddhist and Hindu scholars.
As far as casting goes, Bollywood has a huge bevy of Indian actresses to choose from, but if I had to pick one, I would pick Disha Patani solely based on her excellent display of acting chops in Malang...
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJBHSmyqv0Y[/url]
...but Bollywood has numerous alternatives as well. Perhaps a South Indian Tollywood actress would be a better fit...
[url]https://youtu.be/smn3mDBOUy4[/url]
Edit: Sorry, my thread title was poorly worded. I didnt mean that the name Dr. Strange should be continued. The name Dr. Strange should be retired when Benedict Cumberbatch retires.
But his successor, the next Sorceror Supreme should come from south asia, since so much of the inspiration for the character also came from that region.