Talk:Gunga Din (film)

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Reference to Indiana Jones & Clerks[edit]

No, I did not accidentally delete those two specific parts as one of the editors assumed. Anyone who has seen Gunga Din as well as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom knows that not only is Temple of Doom not a remake of Gunga Din, but that they have nothing to do with one another either stylistically or story-wise, aside from the fact that both movies have an evil Indian group in them, in which case I suppose Anchorman is a remake of Network. There is no research to support the assesment that any resemblance between the two films was intentional on the part of the filmmakers, and a simple viewing shows that there is no similarity in story, themes, characters, or setting. The episode of Clerks: The Animated Series in question obviously references Temple of Doom and, as evidenced on the DVD commentary as well as other interviews, was meant to reference Temple of Doom (and The Last Starfighter, obviously) and not Gunga Din. Even more so, there is nothing in the episode that relates at all to Gunga Din. No heroic Indian character, no British troops, nothing at all simiilar to Gunga Din except that some of the characters are Indians. Otherwise, it is a very simple parody of Temple of Doom which is itself not a remake, parody, or homage to Gunga Din.

True Story?[edit]

I saw this movie last night and I wondered, is Gunga Din a real person or just a fictional character? --Elven6 18:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Rudyard Kipling the racist British author created him. He is a figment of Mr. Kipling's fertile imagination. (Jvalant 12:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:GungaDin.jpg[edit]

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The section referring to the poem at the end of the film is not correct[edit]

The article states: "At Din's funeral pyre, the colonel formally inducts Gunga Din as a British corporal and reads the last lines of the Kipling poem over the body (omitting the four italicised lines which presumably offended against the American Hays code of censorship):"

In fact, the four italicized lines are included, and are read by the colonel. I just watched this on TCM, and all the lines were absolutely included and read. I am not sure if there are different versions where they are left out, but the version I just watched on American television included the lines in question. Since I am new to editing on Wikipedia, I am somewhat reluctant to change the article, but as it stands, it is not accurate.Brillig13 (talk) 22:15, 6 August 2013 (UTC)Brillig13[reply]