 His first novel, "The Temple of Gold", is named after the location of the film's climax, and the movie is mentioned by name in the introduction to Goldman's novel "The Princess Bride".In the 1984 film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (which is set in India in 1935), the events in "Gunga Din" are alluded to by the character Captain Blumburtt.Many of the events and scenes are taken directly from "Gunga Din".