Reality of Bollywood’s Underworld Connection 😳

I looked into how Mumbai gangsters went from funding movies to threatening the biggest stars in Bollywood. For a long time, making a movie in India was a risky business. Since banks did not give out loans for films, producers had to find money from private lenders. This created a gap for gangsters like Haji Mastan to enter the industry. What started as financing soon turned into a period of fear and threats. I look at the years when phone calls from the underworld could stop a movie release or lead to violence. I look at how Gulshan Kumar and Karan Johar were targeted to see how criminals gained power over the stars. This is the story of how Bollywood fought to get its money and safety back. Chapters: 00:00 How Bollywood Films Were Financed 00:37 Haji Mastan and Bollywood 01:58 Underworld Extortion in Bollywood 02:38 Rajiv Rai Attack & Gulshan Kumar Murder 03:34 Bollywood Gets Industry Status 04:23 Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Threat 05:43 Preity Zinta’s 50 Lakh Extortion Threat 06:19 Nazim Rizvi, Chhota Shakeel & Bharat Shah Case 08:05 Banks Start Financing Bollywood Films 08:58 The 2003 Court Verdict 10:32 How Underworld Control Ended