Top 7 Bollywood films based on real-life gangsters

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Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)

It is based on the real-life incident of the 1991 Lokhandwala complex shootout between Mumbai police and the gangsters of Maya Dolas. Image credits: IMDb

Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)

This Anurag Kashyap masterpiece is based on the real-life family rivals Faheem Khan and Shafiq Khan and the coal mafia of Dhanbad. Image credits: IMDb

Company (2002)

The movie showcases Dawood's criminal empire and his altercation with his right-hand man, Chhota Rajan. Image credits: IMDb

D-Day (2013)

This thrilling action and crime film is roughly based on the real-life capture of Dawood Ibrahim by the Indian Intelligence Service. Image credits: IMDb

Once upon a time in Mumbaai (2010)

This blockbuster film is based on the crime-filled lives of Haji Mastan and Ibrahim Dawood in Mumbai. Image credits: IMDb

Raees (2017)

Raees is directed by Rahul Dholakia and loosely depicts the life of gangster Abdul Latif from Gujarat. Image credits: IMDb

Black Friday (2004)

Another crime thriller by Anuah Kashyap, Black Friday is based on the Bombay bombings of 1993 by underworld don Dawood's D-company. Image credits: IMDb

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