India, Oct. 19 -- The attack on actor Tiger Shroff on Sunday has had a chilling impact on the film industry in Mumbai. For many, the underworld's stranglehold on Bollywood through the 1990s is still a raw memory.

The attack on Shroff, whose father, Jackie, is a loved figure in the film industry, comes on the back of threats to several other stars. Those who have been threatened in the last two years include Salman Khan, his brother-in-law, actor Ayush Sharma, director Rohit Shetty, and Ranveer Singh.

Politician Baba Siddiqui, killed in October 2024, was a close friend of Bollywood A-listers including Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. In the same month as Siddique's killing, stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui was provided police cover after th...