Search results
Age: 52 Years. Wife: Velly Thevar. Hometown: Mumbai. Some Lesser Known Facts About Hussain Zaidi. S.Hussain Zaidi is one of the famous crime writers in India. He started as an investigative journalist and worked as a resident editor in the newspaper “The Asian Age.”
- Brown
- Author and Novelist
- S. Hussain Zaidi [1] Good Reads
Syed Hussain Zaidi (born 28 February 1968) is an Indian author and former investigative journalist. [2] His works include Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia , Mafia Queens of Mumbai , Black Friday , My Name is Abu Salem and Mumbai Avengers .
Feb 23, 2022 · What is Gangubai Kathiawadi ‘s real story? The lead matriarch that prompted Sanjay Leela Bhansali to make his masterpiece is based on the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai by journalist Hussain Zaidi.
Mafia Queens of Mumbai: Stories of women from the ganglands is an Indian 2011 non-fiction crime novel written by Hussain Zaidi with original research by reporter Jane Borges. [1] It tells 13 true stories of women who were involved in criminal activities in Mumbai.
- Gangubai Kothewali
- Karim Lala
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Gangubai’S Bentley
- Hussain Zaidi
- Kamathipura
- Olympia Cafe
Alia Bhatt plays Gangubai Kothewali, a sex worker from the Kamathipura district during the 1960s. She worked for the rights of sex workers and their children and improve their living conditions. Bhatt has done a commendable job at playing Gangubai.
Ajay Devgn plays Abdul Karim Khan AKA Karim Lala, an underworld gangster and liquor baron who ran extortion and gambling rackets from 1960s-1980s. He was Gangubai’s rakhibrother and held great influence over Mumbai until his death in 2002.
Rahul Vohra plays India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Gangubai met Nehru to discuss improving the plight of sex workers, educating their children and legalising prostitution.
Gangubai was fond of driving around a lot in her Bentley car, according to Hussain Zaidi, the journalist.
Jim Sarbh plays Faizi, the journalist, who is based on the author Hussain Zaidi. Zaidi was an investigative journalist and wrote Mafia Queens of Mumbai, in which one of the chapters is what the movie is based on.
The movie is based in Kamathipura, which is a red-light district in Mumbai. Gangubai was sold to a brothel in the district at the age of 16 by her suitor. She came to be known as the Madam of Kamathipura.
Olympia Coffee Houseis a 103-year-old restaurant that has been replicated in the movie too, as a popular spot where sex workers hung out. It’s always fun when reel life and real-life intermingle.
Sep 4, 2023 · The upcoming Prime Video series Bambai Meri Jaan is based on a story by S Hussain Zaidi. The 10-episode show revolves around a policeman and his son, who becomes a gangster.
Sep 7, 2012 · GQ India editor Che Kurrien sneaks a peek into Mumbai’s underbelly, seen through the eyes of veteran crime reporter S Hussain Zaidi. Few stories in contemporary India are more riveting than the...
