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In pics: The making of a gangster, Bollywood style

There have been many films in Bollywood that have presented gangsters in larger than life roles. Here, we have compiled some.

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Updated:Sep 24, 2021, 04:30 PM IST

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Arjun Rampal played Mumbai gangster Arun Gawli in Daddy

Directed by Ashim Ahluwalia, this one was a documentation about how unemployment during the '70s provoked many mill workers to turn towards crime. The tone of the film was more like a documentary.

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Gangs of Wasseypur took the gangster saga to smaller cities

There was a demarcation between 'baahubali' and a 'gangster' before Anurag kashyap's film. He showed how the idea of revenge in a smaller place can be as lethal and devastating as any metropolitan.

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Company saw the tussle between two generation of gangsters

Ram Gopal Varma ensured that despite being a gangster film, it doesn't end on a happy note. However, till then it was all glorifying.

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Once Upon A Time In Mumbai looked like a fan tribute

Directed by Milan Luthria, OUATIM gave sharp one liners and smart retorts to actors playing gangsters. It was more like bringing them to mainstream.

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Satya was raw, gritty and full of depth

A Ram Gopal Varma film, Satya never glorified any criminal act. In fact, it looked at everything from a distance. Probably the best gangster film in Hindi till date.

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Vaastav gave Sanjay Dutt the role of a lifetime

Vaastav tried its best to present a lovable gangster. Despite a shocking climax, the film gave an idea that the life of a gangster can be full of luxury and power.