Guru: “and one slave.”
Din: “I am a soldier.”
McCalghan: “soldier?”
Din: “Regemental Beastie.”
LOL. That's "bhistie" or "bhistee"
From Rutgers:
Gunga Din - The classic adventure film with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Cary Grant and Victor McLaughlin about 3 young British officers in one of the Indian Mutinies of the 19th century. Perhaps the best adventure movie ever; with a sprawling story that resolves itself to the three men and their native bhistie (water carrier -- Gunga Din) trying to save their comrades from an Indian ambush.
Excellent settings, fine direction and marvelous acting. Loosely based on the Kipling poem. (Which is in turn based on an incident that was part of the Indian Mutiny in 1857: after the mutiny was suppressed, the authorities decided to award a Victoria Cross to the 9th Lancers; the regiment was polled to determine which individual would get it (this is not the only case of this occurring). The 9th chose their own bhistie to receive the award -- the highest award for gallantry in the British Army.)
The only quibble with the above is that it wasn't during the 1857 Mutiny but was the suppression of the Thuggee murder cult. Eduardo Cianelli was superb as the guru and his mini-speech about being called mad was one of the high-points in the film. The Gatling guns being dismounted from the elephants and opening up on the fleeing Thuggees was another one. More on this at IMDb.