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A Review on ‘Dongri to Dubai - Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia’ Author : S. Hussain Zaidi Publication : Roli Books (May 29,2012) Paper Back : 408 pages Price : ? 350/-ISBN-10: 8174368949 ISBN-13 : 9788174368942
The book under review - 'Dongri to Dubai - Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia' is a non-fiction, authored by an investigative journalist S. Hussain Zaidi The book was published in 2012 by Roli Books.
About the Author
S. Hussain Zaidi is a well-known Indian author. He has worked as a crime reporter for leading newspapers such as Asian Age, The Indian Express Bombay Mirror and Mid Day. He has the credit of having interviewed many underworld dons of Mumbai mafia including Dawood Ibraham Kaskar. Zaidi is married to Mrs. Velli Thevar who is also a crime reporter. Zaidi lives in Mumbai with his family.
About the Book
'Dongri to Dubai' is 'the Story of Six Decades of Mumbai Mafia' as its cover page states. The book contains several episodes of dreaded gangsters such as Pathan Brothers, Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadaraj Mudaliar, Dawood Hasan etc. The main focus of the book is on Dawood Ibrahim. In the book Zaidi gives a detailed account about Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, his family, children, his first robbery, his gang - D-Company, his love life, marriage, his contacts and life after his leaving India. There are details about the rise of Dawood Ibrahim from the streets of Dongri, a small Muslim dominated suburb in Bombay to become a multi-millionaire who carved his name in the 'Forbes' Most Powerful Peoples' list.
The book opens with a telephonic interview of the author with Dawood Ibrahim. As claimed in...