Dawood Ibrahim: Difference between revisions

'''Dawood Ibrahim''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Dawood_Ibrahim_from_India_pronunciation_(Voice_of_America).ogg |ɪ|b|r|ə|ˈ|h|iː|m}} (born 26 December 1955) is an [[Indian mafia]] gangster, [[drug kingpin]],<ref>{{cite web |title=3 students forced to end their 'Dawood hunt' after money runs out |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/3-students-forced-to-end-their-dawood-hunt-after-money-runs-out-1373291.html |website=Firstpost.com |date=4 February 2014 |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref> and a wanted [[terrorist]] from [[Dongri]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl9742.aspx|title=Treasury Sanctions Two Indian Nationals and a Company Based in Pakistan for Ties to the South Asian Criminal Network 'D Company'|website=www.treasury.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries/individual/dawood-ibrahim|title=DAWOOD IBRAHIM {{!}} United Nations Security Council Subsidiary Organs|website=www.un.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref> He reportedly heads the Indian [[organised crime]] syndicate [[D-Company]], which he founded in [[Mumbai]] in the 1970s.<ref>[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article3093209.ece The name on the '''Mumbai street''' over terror attacks is Dawood Ibrahim.] ''The Times''. 13 July 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/international/21583285-growth-slows-and-reforms-falter-economic-activity-shifting-out-india-made-outside|title=Made outside India|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=2017-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/24/opinion/fix-the-link-to-pakistan-bond-with-india.html|title=Opinion {{!}} Fix the Link to Pakistan, Bond With India|last=Kugelman|first=Michael|date=2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-12-20|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/dec/02/mumbai-most-wanted|title=India names two most-wanted fugitives after Mumbai attacks|last=Tran|first=Mark|date=2008-12-02|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Ibrahim is wanted on charges including [[murder]], [[extortion]], [[targeted killing]], [[drug trafficking]], and [[terrorism]].

According to a dossier prepared by India in August 2015, to be handed over to Pakistan, Ibrahim has nine residences in Pakistan and has three Pakistani passports which he frequently uses to travel.<ref>{{cite web|title = Dawood Ibrahim has nine residences in Pakistan, Delhi says|url = http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/dawood-ibrahim-has-nine-residences-in-pakistan-delhi-says-1.1571342|website = gulfnews.com|access-date = 2015-08-24}}</ref>

Ibrahim and his syndicate [[D-Company]] have been linked to the financing of the [[Bollywood]] film industry. A number of Bollywood studios and films were financed by D-Company in the 1980s and 1990s. Ibrahim was linked to a number of celebrities during that time, including the beauty pageant contestant Anita Ayub and the Bollywood actress [[Mandakini (actress)|Mandakini]]. D-Company is also known for extortion and threats targeted towards Bollywood producers and celebrities, and was involved in the murders of Bollywood producers Javed Siddique and [[Gulshan Kumar]].<ref>[https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/bollywood-underworld-connection/ 10 Times Bollywood Actors Crossed Paths With The Underworld], [[ScoopWhoop]], 11 August 2015</ref>

 

The 2002 film ''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' is loosely based on D-Company's activities, and its sequel (prequel to events in the movie), the 2005 film ''[[D (film)|D]]'', as well as ''[[Shootout at Lokhandwala]]'' (2007), the 2010 film ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mumbai]]'' and 2013 film [[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]].<ref name=em>{{cite web |title=Akshay to play dreaded don Dawood? |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/akshay-to-play-dreaded-don-dawood-2011-03-07-1.364805 |date=7 March 2011|publisher=Emirates247 }}</ref> The 2013 movie ''[[Shootout at Wadala]]'' is based on the rise of the D-Company. The titular antagonist in the 2016 Indian action-drama film, ''[[Dongri Ka Raja]]'', is based on Ibrahim and is portrayed by [[Gashmeer Mahajani]]. The film ''[[Haseena Parkar]]'' (2017) is a biographical crime film based on his sister, Haseena Parkar. The 2018 video game ''[[Hitman 2 (2018 video game)|Hitman 2]]'' features a Mumbai crime lord active in the movie industry called "Dawood Rangan" as a target, presumably as a reference to Ibrahim himself.