Dug Dug, the motorcycle deity

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Dug Dug, the motorcycle deity

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59036542

A new film, which is based on a bizarre story of a temple dedicated to a motorcycle deity, is creating a buzz in the international festival circuit, writes Faizal Khan.

Modestly titled, Dug Dug, echoing the thumping sound of a Royal Enfield motorcycle first made in the English town of Redditch, Worcestershire, more than a century ago, the film has a fairy tale plot.
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Errrr..... :lol:
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I'm an Indian based Enfield FB group and they all refer to their bikes as Dug Dugs (or Bulls).
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:38 pm Enfield ... they all refer to their bikes ... or Bulls.
Chickens, surely?

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TBH sounds perfectly reasonable, though my motorcycle god be called Screaming Banshee
There's even a Ramones song that describes my new bike.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 3:04 pm
There's even a Ramones song that describes my new bike.
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Skub wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 3:21 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 3:04 pm
There's even a Ramones song that describes my new bike.
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This is very disturbing:
An old Luna, an Indian moped modelled on the Italian Piaggio vélo bike, replaced Rathore's Bullet motorcycle in the film.