Hussain Zaidi

S. Hussain Zaidi (born February 26, 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.[3]

S. Hussain Zaidi
BornS. Hussain Zaidi
(1968-02-28) February 28, 1968
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationNovelist, journalist
GenreNonfiction, fiction, crime, mafia, investigation, documentary
Notable worksBlack Friday, Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia, Mumbai Avengers
SpouseVelly Thevar [1]

S. Hussain Zaidi is India's most prolific crime writer.[4] He publishes under the Blue Salt imprint.[5][6] The Mumbai mafia has been his focus in books such as Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, My Name is Abu Salem and Byculla to Bangkok.

Zaidi began his career in journalism while working for the newspaper The Asian Age, where he became the resident editor.[7] Zaidi later worked for several other periodicals, including The Indian Express,[8] Mid Day and Mumbai Mirror. His in-depth research on the Mumbai mafia has been used by international authors, including Misha Glenny in McMafia and Vikram Chandra in his book Sacred Games.[9][10] Zaidi was once kidnapped in Iraq.[11]

Zaidi has covered the Mumbai mafia for several decades. His 2002 book Black Friday detailed the 1993 Mumbai bombings, an attack consisting of thirteen explosions that killed 250 people. The book was adapted two years later, in 2004, into a film by Anurag Kashyap also titled Black Friday. The film was so controversial that the Indian Censor Board did not allow it to be released in India for three years. It was finally released on 9 February, 2007 after the Supreme Court of India allowed it following the TADA court verdict in the '93 Bombay blast case. In Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia, a historical account of the Mumbai mafia, Zaidi conducted an interview with crime boss Dawood Ibrahim, who is suspected of having orchestrated the bombings. The book was adapted into the film Shootout at Wadala by Sanjay Gupta.[12]

Zaidi was also an associate producer of the HBO documentary Terror in Mumbai, which is based on the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.[13][14]

The 2015 Kabir Khan film Phantom, starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif, is an adaptation of Zaidi's book Mumbai Avengers; the screenplay was written in conjunction with the author.[15][16]

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment are making a web series titled Dongri to Dubai, an adaptation of Zaidi's book. The series will reportedly focus on Dawood Ibrahim's early life, as well as his gang members and other contemporary mob bosses.[17][18][19]

Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment released a Netflix film titled Class of '83, starring Bobby Deol and directed by Atul Sabharwal, based on Zaidi's book of the same name.[20][21]

Gangubai Kathiawadi is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical crime film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and produced by Bhansali Productions in conjunction with Jayantilal Gada’s Pen India Ltd. The film is based on Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai. The story revolves around Gangubai Kothewali, a brothel owner and matriarch.[22][23][24]

Matchbox Pictures has acquired the filming rights[25][26][27] to journalist Jigna Vora’s book Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison, co-published by Penguin Random House and Blue Salt.[28][29]

London Confidential: The Chinese Conspiracy is an Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film which has been streaming on ZEE5 since September 2020. Directed by Kanwal Sethi and produced by Mohit Chhabra and Ajay Rai, it was written by Zaidi and stars Mouni Roy and Purab Kohli.[30][31]

Publications

Filmography

References
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