May 19, 2024, 05:22 PM IST
Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) - Directed by Apoorva Lakhia, this film is based on the real-life 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout between Mumbai police and gangsters led by Maya Dolas.
Company (2002) - Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, this film is inspired by the rise of the D-Company, the criminal enterprise run by Dawood Ibrahim, and his fallout with his lieutenant, Chhota Rajan.
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) - Directed by Anurag Kashyap, this crime film is based on the coal mafia of Dhanbad and the real-life gang war between the families of Faheem Khan and Shafiq Khan.
D-Day (2013) - Directed by Nikkhil Advani, this action thriller is loosely based on the real-life events involving the capture of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim by Indian intelligence agencies.
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (2010) film is inspired by the lives of Mumbai underworld figures Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim.
Black Friday (2004) - Directed by Anurag Kashyap, this film is based on the events leading up to and following the 1993 Bombay bombings, by Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company.
Raees (2017) - Directed by Rahul Dholakia, this film is loosely based on the life of Abdul Latif, a gangster from Gujarat.
Daddy (2017) - Directed by Ashim Ahluwalia, this film is based on the life of Arun Gawli, a Mumbai gangster-turned-politician, exploring his transformation from a criminal to a political figure.
Bombay Velvet: Based on historian Gyan Prakash's book Mumbai Fables, the film integrates numerous true events from that era. The character Rosie in the film is inspired by a real jazz singer from the 1950s and 1960s.