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Thuggee was a phenomenon of highway robbery in the Indian subcontinent that saw gangs of Thugs murder and rob travellers, often by strangling. During the British colonial era, thuggee was represented
Depiction of Thugs about to strangle a traveller, c. 1837
William Henry Sleeman
The Thugs of India: Halt at the Shrine of Ganesh by August Schoefft, c. 1841. The painting depicts a Sikh (centre-left) being deceived by Thugs and a murder about to happen.
19th-century depiction of Thugs strangling a traveller
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, based on a story by George Lucas. It is the s
Thuggee
…as The Wandering Jew (1844), Emilio Salgari's Sandokan series, and The Deceivers (1952). Notable depictions in film have included Gunga Din (1939), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), and Thugs of Hindostan (2018). Thug (Hindustani: ठग; ٹھگ) translates to 'cheat' or 'swindler' and is derived from the Sanskrit word स्थग (sthaga…
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Amrish Puri had been working on 18 films in India upon being cast as the villain Mola Ram. Spielberg later remarked "Amrish is my favorite villain. The best the world has ever produced and ever will."
Steven Spielberg and Production Supervisor Chandran Rutnam on location in Kandy, Sri Lanka, during the filming of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Harrison Ford with Rutnam on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in Sri Lanka in 1983