- "He's not exactly what we call a spring chicken."
- ―Willie Scott[src]
Premjit Singh was the corpulent father of Zalim Singh who reigned over Pankot as Maharajah before him.
Biography[]
Ruler of Pankot[]
The long-lived ruler of Pankot Province,[1] Maharajah Premjit Singh was a Rajput prince[3] who became the father of a son, Zalim, in 1922.[2]
In the spring of 1930, following his discovery of the active Thuggee cult and threat to expose them to the British, Singh was poisoned at the hands of High Priest Mola Ram, dying in a riding accident.[2][1]
Legacy[]
After his death, Singh's son Zalim became Maharajah of Pankot Palace,[1] and turned into an unwilling acolyte of Mola Ram's Thuggee.[4]
A portrait of Premjit Singh's likeness was hung up in Pankot Palace's Pleasure Pavilion where it was viewed by a visiting Willie Scott in 1935.[1][3]
Behind the scenes[]
Zalim Singh's father is named "Shafi Singh" in James Kahn's novelization of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom[3] and "Uhmed Singh" in the film's screenplay. He's identified as Premjit in the Temple of Doom Sourcebook, IndianaJones.com and the Ultimate Guide.[1][2][5]
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom novel (Pictured only) (as "Shafi Singh")
Sources[]
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
Zalim Singh's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Zalim Singh's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom novel
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- ↑ Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide