So was Chatter Lal and the people
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Arvin-G-Borkar — 9 years ago(September 11, 2016 06:22 PM)
I am not sure if you are referring to the same people.
Mola ram was the priest of the thuggies, the boy who handed the skull and the child king were the same character, and of course he had his own guards. Later on we find that the rest of the temple goes under possession, including Lal.
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The_Ultimate_Hippo — 9 years ago(September 11, 2016 06:26 PM)
No you are wrong, the Maharajah (Zalim Singh) was not the boy who handed Mola Ram the skull, that is the boy who Indy talked to in the cell and some point between the cell scene and the Kali Blood scene the Thuggees put him under the sleep. It was the same kid.
Chatter Lal was definitely not under the sleep, he was willingly working with Mola Ram.
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The_Ultimate_Hippo — 9 years ago(December 25, 2016 04:50 PM)
Yeah the kid who tortured Indy with the voodoo doll and beat Short Round was the Maharajah, the kid who handed Mola Ram the skull was not.
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The_Ultimate_Hippo — 9 years ago(December 25, 2016 06:11 PM)
Yeah the kid who tortured Indy with the voodoo doll and beat Short Round was the Maharajah, the kid who handed Mola Ram the skull was not.
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Arvin-G-Borkar — 9 years ago(September 11, 2016 06:19 PM)
That was what I was wondering as well. I think the palace was NOT under the possession. There was a nod that something was off when Lal looks directly at the child king, after the story about how the child king would not allow it to happen. Thing is, when he said this, they were all dressed normally. One thing they did over and over in the movie was designate good from bad by dressing them differently. The child king's wardrobe was completely changed to black and red.
I am thinking Mola Ram was the actual thuggie leader/priest and he had his own henchman. Then later on, the rest of the temple ends up under the possession. This is why there are no other guards waiting outside when the children are freed.
What I cannot figure out is why they did not just put the child slaves under possession too? Would be way easier to control and do their bidding.
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Karl Aksel — 9 years ago(September 12, 2016 07:53 AM)
According to the original script, they were all under possession, all the time. In the script, they were supposed to have this sort of green glint in their eyes which would occasionally be visible, and it was visible on the maharaja during the banquet. The whole possession thing is a lot more elaborated in the original script, I recommend reading it - of course, it is what makes it into the film which has the final say, and I suppose it is ambiguous.
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ivsm — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 12:56 AM)
The people in the Palace weren't bad. They were just the Maharaja's guests. The only Mola Ram's henchman there was Chatter Lal (we don't take into account the guy who attacked Indy in his room - he wasn't among the guests). His mission was to control the situation (to make things seem all right to everybody) and the young Maharaja (who wasn't bad either but became evil later in the Temple after poisoning).
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ivsm — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 01:40 AM)
What I cannot figure out is why they did not just put the child slaves under possession too? Would be way easier to control and do their bidding.
I can suggest they had a limited reserve of Blood of Kali (in fact I think it was some poison, not real blood). So they used it sparingly and only on special ocasions (poisoning Indy, the Maharaja etc.)
Children from the village weren't under possesion. But as far as I understand there were some other people who worked on excavations and helped Mola Ram in other things who were put under possesion when it was needed (the guy in the cell who later assisted Mola Ram during the torture of Indy and Short Round, the guys who were watching Indy fighting against Mola Ram's henchmen - one of them got a hammer on his head).
So there were:- Guests in the Palace, official guards and servants - good and not under possession.
- The Maharaja - good and not under possession in the Palace but evil when poisoned in the Temple.
- Chatter Lal - Mola Ram's henchman, not under possesion neither in the Palace nor in the Temple.
- Mola Ram's guards and priests - not under possession.
- Some people (maybe from the surrounding areas) who attended the sacrifice procedure, served Mola Ram personally and helped during the excavations (something like service staff). As far as I understand normally they were not under possession but were put under it when it was necessary.
- Children from the village - not under possession.
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Arvin-G-Borkar — 9 years ago(December 24, 2016 05:49 PM)
It's weird how IMDb works. I actually never got an email for this reply; although, I appreciate your input. I came across it, while reading the boards, as I am watching this movie again.
Yes, I would think that they probably had a limited supply. Additionally, it seemed like, whoever had taken that "blood of kali", were reserved more for managerial roles. If the child slaves were all put under possession, chances are they would be more as henchman than actually helping with the digging. So the hierarchy were those that were really evil (Mola Ram and Lal, who acted on their own free will); the followers who acted on their own free will; the kid (under possession), who helped Mola Ram distribute the "blood of kali"; Indiana Jones (under possession for some part and he was used as a henchman), and then the child slaves (who were not under possession, however, probably forced, due to some inhumane repercussion, should they not obey).
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