8 Bollywood movies based on underworld storyline

Team OTTplay

 Dec 18, 2023

Shootout at Lokhandwala

Based on the Mumbai mobster Mahindra Dolas and his gang, this Vivek Oberoi film is about 1991 real life gun battle

Gangs of Wasseypur

Loosely based on Dhanbad’s gang wars, this movie by Anurag Kashyap is raw, violent and has a gripping storyline

Black Friday

Based on the investigations followed after the 1993 Bombay blasts, this film about gangsters and mafia has a thrilling story

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai

Believed to be based on the lives of real-life gangsters Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim, this film also has a thrilling sequel 

Vaastav

Played by Sanjay Dutt, this movie’s storyline is said to be loosely based on the gangster Chhota Rajan

Haseena Parkar

A biographical crime drama film based on Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Parkar. Shraddha Kapoor nailed the character

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Alia Bhatt’s movie Gangubai Kathiawadi is based on a crime story from S Hussain Zaidi's Mafia Queens Of Bombay

Shootout at Wadala

This film dramatizes the encounter by Bombay police in which gangster Manya Surve was shot dead. Intense and thrilling!