How inspired Amitabh's film 'Deewar' was from the life of Haji Mastan, when the secret was revealed

Photos of Haji Mastan with big celebs of Bollywood remain viral even today. It is also said that many Bollywood films were made after being inspired by him. Big stars used to attend his parties.Photos of Haji Mastan with big celebs of Bollywood remain viral even today. It is also said that many Bollywood films were made after being inspired by him. Big stars used to attend his parties.

Underworld Connection In Bollywood: Haji Mastan's name is counted among the early gangsters of the underworld. People still talk about him today. When seen, he was a gangster who kept focus on his smuggling business apart from bloodshed. But Haji Mastan is considered to be the first gangster who took the Bollywood industry under his influence. Photos of Haji Mastan with many big celebs remain viral even today. It is also said that being inspired by him, many Bollywood films were made, one of which was Deewar.

Artists used to go to Haji Mastan's house during the wall

The film Deewar was largely based on the life of Haji Mastan. Haji Mastan's son also accepted this during a conversation with BBC. He had said that many scenes of the film Deewar were inspired by Haji's life. At that time many celebs used to come to the house and used to notice the gesture of Haji Mastan. Salim-Javed used to come. Used to sit and write stories. Haji's son, when asked about his father's friends in Bollywood, said that Amitabh Bachchan used to come. Raj Kapoor used to come. Dilip Kumar used to come. Sanjeev Kumar was a very special friend. Everyone used to come. Used to sit used to talk.

When the underworld interfered in Bollywood

Let us inform that it is said about Haji Mastan that he first started interfering in films. They did not do this directly, but they used to work to resolve disputes between film producers. He was fond of and big famous stars used to attend his parties. Along with Haji Mastan, Vardharajan and Karim Lala were also involved in this at that time. All three used to work together by dividing the area among themselves. But after the arrival of Dawood Ibrahim, things started changing.

You will remember this dialogue from the movie Deewar

Talking about the film Deewar, there was a dialogue of Amitabh Bachchan in it which is very popular even today. In this he tells the goons- 'You people are looking for me there and I am waiting for you here.' This was an original scene and a similar scene had happened in real life with Haji Mastan. Not only Deewar, there are many other movies which are believed to be based on Haji's life, including Ajay Devgan's film 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbai'. This movie did well at the box office.