Underworld has always shown its interest in Bollywood movies and its leading ladies. There have been many such instances when they were seen with Bollywood actors or threatened them. The film industry’s relationship with the d-company is considered the worst kept secret.
Here’s taking a look at a few other Bollywood stars that had an association with underworld kingpins.
Monica Bedi – Abu Salem
Abu Salem was involved in a lot of Bollywood, but with Monica Bedi it was different. He fell in love and went to the extent of threatening film producers and directors to cast her in their films. They lived together for many years until they were finally deported from Portugal.
Anita Ayub – Dawood Ibrahim
Anita Ayub, a beauty pageant contestant, was very close to underworld terror Dawood Ibrahim. When Bollywood producer Javed Siddique refused to cast her in a movie in 1995, he was shot dead in cold blood by one of Dawood’s people.
Mandakini – Dawood Ibrahim
The actress, famous for dancing under a waterfall, is said to have had an affair with the Dawood. The D Company, which is renowned to have financed a lot of Bollywood films, was instrumental in influencing producers to cast her.
Rakesh Roshan’s missed assassination
After Hrithik Roshan’s father Rakesh Roshan refused to give dreaded don Ali Baba Budesh a share of the profits from Kaho Na Pyaar Hai in 2000, Budesh’s men openly shot him in the arm and the chest while he was close to his office.
Gulshan Kumar’s brutal killing
Music label T-Series owner urf Cassette King Gulshan Kumar was shot to death in broad daylight in 1997. He was heading to the temple when gangsters pumped him full of bullets in one of the most brazen and high profile attacks against the Bollywood circuit. It is thought that the hit was called by Dawood, with Abu Salem playing a role.
Mamta Kulkarni – Vikram Goswami
Mamta Kulkarni used her connection with Chhota Rajan to intimidate big producers like Raj Kumar Santoshi and get the roles of her choice. She is believed to have married drug smuggler Vicky alias Vikram Goswami.
Sanjay Dutt – 1993 case
While Sanjay is now out of jail, he was earlier picked up in 1994 by the police as well. This was in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts, where it is alleged that close associates of Dawood, including Abu Salem, visited Sanjay and stored guns at his home.
Mona – Haji Mastan
The first celebrity gangster of Bombay got married to Sona, mostly based on the fact that she looked so much like Madhubala. Haji had a distinct fondness for the deceased Madhubala and was married to Sona in a heartbeat. Allegedly, the movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbai was loosely based on the life of Haji Mastan.
Shah Rukh Khan – Chhota Shakeel
SRK has openly admitted to speaking to dreaded gangster Chhota Shakeel under duress. Apart from this, he has also gotten threat calls from Abu Salem and received death threats after the movie Happy New Year.
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