Top 10 Bollywood Movies Based On Dawood Ibrahim

1. D-Day Click to look into! >> Read More...

Rishi Kapoor Rishi Kapoor is an actor born in the prominent Kap >> Read More... ’s character is so unapologetically Dawood, it gives us chills. The peculiar use of Marathi by a Don living in Pakistan, the staff that knows Mumbai inside out and better than the by-lanes of Rawalpindi, and a R.A.W. operation for the assassination of one of the most wanted criminals of India gives us a taste of a manhunt we wished would take place.

2. Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai

Ekta Kapoor Ekta Kapoor; a legendry producer in Indian TV and >> Read More... brought to fore the ‘making of Dawood’. The movie is set in Mumbai and the emerging mafia trends in the city. Starting petty and the lack of an identity that forced a young boy to transition from being a directionless youth to the most sought after criminal in the country is Kapoor’s story. Packed with soulful music and stellar performances, the movie went to become a big Box Office Box Office is a Tamil entertainment TV serial whic >> Read More... hit.

3. Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara

The sequel to Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, the movie starts where the last one left us. The difference, this one is a more pronounced love story. The movie follows the gangster’s journey out of his beloved city and into the realms of terrorism. A love story conveniently sits between the narratives and gives it a softer edge. Though not as successful as its first instalment, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara had a decent run at the theatres.

4. Black Friday

Anurag Kashyap Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has es >> Read More... ’s bold and brazen take on the shambles of Mumbai in the wake of the 1993 blasts is Black Friday. The events that led up to the fatal killings of innocent Indians and the events that shaped the city post it, is all captured in their most gruelling faces. Politics, religion, terrorism and a story that binds all this together makes the movie worth watching.

5. Risk Click to look into! >> Read More...

The comeback vehicle of Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna, the name of the tinsel town, is alwa >> Read More... , the movie had Randeep Hooda The strong macho image of Randeep Hooda graces the >> Read More... and Tanushree Dutta Tanushree Dutta is an actress and model from India >> Read More... as well. Khanna played a Don who controls Mumbai from a far off land; sounds familiar? The movie was promoted as the story of Mumbai’s lost boy turned gangster, Dawood. The movie however also had a strong cop played by Hooda on the hunt for this gangster. The movie failed to impress at the Box Office but is still considered to be one of the cults in understanding the mechanisms of Mumbai mafia.

6. Shootout At Lokhandwala Click to look into! >> Read More...

Vivek Oberoi Vivek Anand Oberoi's birth was on 3rd Septembe >> Read More... plays Maya Dolas, the second-in-command to the Don in this movie. The movie is based on ‘true rumours’ about India’s first daylight encounter of Dawood’s Indian aide. The movie turned out to be an unexpected success and encouraged its makers to invest in a prequel to it.

7. Shootout At Wadala Click to look into! >> Read More...

The shootout series gave another one of Mumbai’s encounters of Dawood’s gang men and his confidants. The movie initially had real names of both Dawood and his elder brother. The names were later changed to avoid disruptions in release and a peaceful runtime.

8. Company Click to look into! >> Read More...

Ram Gopal Varma Ram Gopal Varma is a famed Indian film director an >> Read More... is known for his obsession with Dawood’s life. Company deals with the financial moorings of a mafia organisation. Seen through the eyes of a new “recruit”, the film focuses on the economics of all the operations involved in killings, kidnappings and other illegal activities that happen in the city. Ajay Devgan Ajay Devgn is an Indian film actor. He is perhaps >> Read More... ’s character drew stark resemblance to that of the Don Mumbai has known pretty well.

9. D

There have been several rumours about Dawood’s affair with a leading Bollywood lady of his times. D talks about this affair and how it came to being. But more than that, the movie wherein Randeep Hooda plays the Don, traces the origin of Mumbai’s most feared monster from being an innocent bystander to the man we know today.

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Although in all fairness, the movie was not all about Dawood. But it had traces of him and his antics that have led a slew of Indian men into the bizarre and dangerous worlds of gambling and betting. A Dubai-based Don contacts an Indian bookie to place bets for him, and if he does so, the world is at his feet, but if he declines, he doesn’t have much of a choice.