Underworld has always been one of the much-preferred themes in Hindi cinema, and thus the dreaded gangster Dawood Ibrahim comes first in everybody's mind. A lot of films and characters have been directly or indirectly inspired by the most-wanted don. Check out the top 10 movies in which the desired roles have been apparently inspired by Dawood Ibrahim in Bollywood.
Black FridayAnurag Kashyap directorial venture 'Black Friday' (2004) was the first film that dared to take the name of the don Dawood Ibrahim. The role played by Vijay Maurya was modeled exactly like the Dubai don. The movie was based on a book which was written by S. Hussain Zaidi - titled as 'Black Friday - The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts'. The film, which was highly-praised and critically acclaimed, revolved around the 1993 Bombay bombings.
Shootout At WadalaFilmmaker Sanjay Gupta too dared to use real names like Dawood and his elder brother Sabir, which was played by Sonu Sood and Manoj Bajpayee respectively, in his gangster-flick film 'Shootout at Wadala' (2013). However the real names were then changed to Dilawar and Zubair in the final copy film. Based on the book Dongri to Dubai, the movie dramatizes the first-ever registered encounter done by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead.
Shootout At LokhandwalaVivek Oberoi played the real-life based character of Maya Dolas in Sanjay Gupta's 'Shootout at Lokhandwala' (2007). Maya was second-in-command to his big boss in Dubai, which was a clear reference to Dawood Ibrahim. The film however never mentioned his name, the actor was modeled exactly like the Dubai don.
CompanyRam Gopal Varma's 'Company' (2002) was the first film that derived an inspiration from Dawood Ibrahim. Ajay Devgn played the desired character and was clearly modeled on him. The movie is a fictional representation of the Mumbai underworld, and is loosely based on the Indian mafia organization D-Company, known to be run by Dawood Ibrahim.
'D'Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma continued his interest in underworld and Dawood with his very next production venture 'D' (2005). Directed by Vishram Sawant, actor Randeep Hooda was seen playing the required character of dreaded gangster, which was modeled on the don.
D-DayNikhil Advani's film 'D-Day' (2013) is also apparently based on Dawood Ibrahim, where Rishi Kapoor is seen playing the desired role. The film is about four unsung heroes, who will cross every boundary, to bring the dreadful terrorist back in India from Pakistan!
RiskVinod Khanna made a comeback with 'Risk' (2007) and his character of an underworld don in the film was apparently inspired by Dawood. After making 'D' in the year 2005, director Vishram Sawant again made his attempt, with 'Risk', to portray the life of don in a fictional-format this time.
Once Upon A Time In MumbaaiMilan Luthria's 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai' (2010) followed the underworld saga of the 1980s and Emraan Hashmi's character was modeled on Dawood Ibrahim. The film however never mentioned his name, as Emraan's character name in the movie was Shoaib Khan, but the storyline and tragic incidents of Bombay Bombings in 1993 clearly pointed towards the gangster.
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai AgainMilan Luthria made a sequel of his 2010 super-hit film, which is being titled as 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Again' (2013). Actor Akshay Kumar has taken forward the character which was played by Emraan Hashmi in the first part. Although the earlier one was mainly focused on the character of Ajay Devgn, the second part is mainly focused on Kumar's character, who is playing the fully-fledged factitious role of gangster Dawood Ibrahim.
Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam' (2008) was a film where Dawood's name was used as a funny element in it. The film opens with a man posing as Dawood and soon the viewers figure out that it's a duplicate. Starring the sexy siren Mallika Sherawat, along with Rahul Bose, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon, 'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam' is a remake of Mel Brooks' 1983 film, To Be or Not to Be, and was said to be inspired by the 1983 Bollywood film, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro.