In the 90s, many stories about the Bollywood association with the underworld have been heard. It was being said that the Hindi film industry was very impressed with Dawood Ibrahim. In a recent interview, journalists and writers Hussain Zaidi It has opened more on it. Zaidi specializes in writing about the underworld. He has written books like ‘Dongri to Dubai: Six decades Mumbai Mafia’, ‘Black Friday’.
In an interview recently, Zaidi has revealed that in those times, the actors considered it a matter of pride to be associated with Dawood. He gave loans for many films, giving expensive gifts to stars. He said how Dilip Kumar, Rishi Kapoor has spoken openly about meeting him. He said in an interview with Pinkvilla, “Dawood did not want to earn money from films; he just loved Hindi cinema. He loved all the heroines. All film stars who traveled to Dubai, Dawood used to organize dinner for him. For example, Dilp Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Amjad Khan also did not tell him.
Hussain has also interviewed Dawood and he also asked him about the allegations of forced recovery from the industry. “I asked him why he was terrorizing the industry, and he told me,” I love the film industry; he does not need to fear me. ” The trend began with Abu Salem, who would withdraw money from filmmakers, ”he said.
He further revealed, “He knew everyone- productive, director, stars and actresses. During that time, people talked about their friendship with Dawood, which was a matter of pride to be proud. One thing was proud to talk about Dawood.
Dawood also used the industry to convert his black money into white. “He did not fund films as a producer, but he would give loans to money. At that time, there were no studios, and the industry was not institutional. So people would take Dawood’s money and invest in their films, and in this way, their black money turned white. He will borrow money to them, and after the release of the film, he would return it as white money,” said Hussain.
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