In Popular Culture
- 1976: Bollywood movie Charas has a pilot plot about the expulsion of Indians from Uganda.
- 1981: Sharad Patel's film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin portrays the actual events leading to the expulsion of Ugandan Asians to other countries.
- 1991: Mira Nair's film Mississippi Masala portrays the story of an Indian family which flees Uganda during the turmoil and settles in Mississippi.
- 1998: The expulsion was portrayed in the novel The Last King of Scotland and the subsequent 2006 film of the book.
- 2006: The aftermath of the exile provides the backdrop for episode 2.6 of Life on Mars.
- 2008: It is the main focus of the young adult novel Child of Dandelions by Shenaaz Nanji, which was a finalist for Canada's prestigious Governor General's Award.
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