Bollywood fears resurgence of underworld
MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- Sunday evening's attack on Tiger Shroff at Juhu in which three bike-borne men fired seven rounds from a sophisticated semi-automatic Zigana handgun at his car, injuring the star's driver and a bystander, has had a chilling impact on the film industry in Mumbai. For most, the underworld's stranglehold on Bollywood through the 1990s is still a raw memory.
The attack on Shroff -- his father, Jackie, is a well-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, director Rohit Shetty, Ranveer Singh, Salman's brother-in-law, actor Ayush Sharma. Politician Baba Siddiqui, killed in October 2024, was a close friend of s...
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