6 Movie Of Bollywood That Shares The Story of Gangsters Across The World

Villains do play important roles in movies. They make the story happen. If we dig the past we can see many brilliant villains in different movies. This never ending love for villains in Indian movies has made directors portray characters of real life villain in their movies. There are many movies which have strong villain characters and are based on the life of gangsters. Let's have a look at 6 different movies which depict the character and time of quite infamous mob bosses. 1. Company: This crime thriller was directed by Ram Gopal Verma. It was a fictional exposure of the underworld of Mumbai. Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi were in lead roles and it was based on the Indian mafia organization D Company, run by Dawood Ibrahim. The movie tried to show the bond between Dawood Ibrahim and Chota Rajan and how that bond collapsed. The movie highlights the economic behind running an Indian Mafia organization. The film was a commercial success and won many awards. 2. Shootout at Wadala: Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian crime film directed by Sanjay Gupta. John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee and Sonu Sood were in lead roles. This film is loosely based on the encounter by Mumbai police in which Many a Surve was shot dead. It took place at Vidhyalankar Institute of Technology, Sangam Nagar, Wadala Mumbai and that's why it was named as 'Shootout at Wadala'. John Abraham played the role of Manya Surve who was a college student, was good at heart but ends up being a gangster. The film received a mixed reception from critics and audience. 3. Black Friday: This crime thriller written and directed by Anurag Kashyap is based on Hussain Zaidi's book Black Friday - The True Story Of The Bombay Bomb Blasts. It is one of the most controversial movies. It was made in 2005 but Censor Board took three years to allow it to get released in India. Finally, it was released on 9th February 2007. This is the fictional depiction of the mumbai blast in 1993 leaving 257 dead and around 1400 injured. Mumbai was torn apart by a series of explosion planned by Dawood Ibrahim and Tiger Menon. The movie was critically acclaimed. 4. D-Day: Directed by Nikhil Advani, it is an action thriller and stars like Irfan khan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Rishi Kapoor and Shruti Haasan were in the prominent roles. The movie was based on a Pakistani gangster who is the most wanted man in India. Rishi Kapoor played the role of that Pakistani gangster, Iqbal Seth, popularly known as Goldman. Indian spies were after him and their cat and mouse fight is shown in the movie. The movie received a mixed response from critics and audience but Rishi Kapoor was praised for his performance as Goldman. 5. Once Upon a Time In Mumbai: This movie is the fictional depiction of that era when Mumbai's underworld was under the leadership of Haji Mastan. Basically, the plot of the movie is the rise of a smuggler which was later overthrown by his own disciple. The character of Mastan was played by Ajay Devgan and his right hand Dawood Ibrahim by Emran Hashmi. Kangana Ranaut and Prachi Desai were also in the movie with prominent roles. The movie was a hit and later it the sequel was made. 6. Nayakan/Dayavan: This Kamal Haasan starrer movie is a crime drama directed by Mani Ratnam. The movie is based on the real-life Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar. This movie sympathetically depicts the struggle of South Indians living in Bombay. Kamal Haasan played the role of Very Nayakan and his performance in the movie earned him the National Film Award for Best Actor. Later another movie named Dayavan was made by Feroz Khan with the same storyline but Vinod Khanna as lead.

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