When I recently searched the web for Tarzan movies I stumbled upon “Tarzan Comes To India” – a cheesy Bollywood movie from 1962 starring Dara Singh. Singh is the most prominent Indian Pehlwani -wrestler of all times and moved into the movie industry in 1962. If you check his filmography on IMDB you can see that he played parts like: King Kong, The Emperor, Alexander the Great, Tarzan, Tarzan’s nemesis, First Man on the Moon, Krishna and – his greatest success – Hanuman.
Even more bizarre: Dara Singh seems to be the Indian bogeyman! I read this article about the lawsuit against Ajmal Amir Kasab, the only surviving gunman behind the Mumbai terror attacks: “On Thursday, when he was laughing at their banter, prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam turned to him and said: “Don’t laugh. Be serious. Otherwise I will call Dara Singh,” a reference to the legendary Indian wrestler often invoked by parents to keep their children quiet. Kasab laughed even more.”
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