2018年阿米尔·汗出演的新片《印度暴徒》(Thugs of Hindostan)就是由这段历史改编而来。
宝莱坞新片《印度暴徒》剧照,该片大致基于印度19世纪的暴徒历史。 YASH RAJ FILMS
在时报本周的观点文章《什么让澳大利亚成了世界诽谤之都》(How Australia Became the Defamation Capital of the World)中,作者讲述了自己在中国报道新闻时所遭遇的“暴徒行径”,文中写道:
“They took many forms: barricades blocking access to certain places; men in military buzz cuts trailing me; plainclothes thugs stationed in front of the homes of people I planned to interview; and of course, the threat of police detention.”