Claim- Underworld connection of Salman Khan’s film: Ram Gopal Varma’s big revelation, name linked to ransom case

The connection between Bollywood and underworld has been in discussion for a time. Now filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma, reminding him of that period, made a revelation about Salman Khan’s film ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke’. He told that there was a shadow of the underworld behind this film released in 2001, which had an impact on its production and release. This film was Salman Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherjee starrer, which is counted among the early films made on the subject of surrogacy. But more than the story, there was discussion about its controversies and underworld connections. This is how the film started: While talking to Hussain Zaidi, Ram Gopal Varma told that the film started in an interesting way. Financier Bharat Shah was approached by a man who claimed he had dates for Salman Khan. Initially there was doubt, but when Salman confirmed, Bharat Shah was convinced and invested money in the film. Underworld connection came to light later: According to Ramu, after some time Bharat Shah came to know that the film’s producer Nazim Rizvi allegedly had connections with underworld don Chhota Shakeel. However, Shah felt that he was doing legitimate business and someone else’s connections should not affect him. Name linked in ransom cases: The matter became serious when an industry businessman received a ransom call of Rs 5 crore. He reached out to Bharat Shah for help. It is said that after talks with the underworld, the amount was reduced to Rs 2 crore. After this many people started asking Shah for help in such matters. In this entire matter, the police started phone tapping, due to which the case got exposed. Bharat Shah and Nazim Rizvi were finally arrested in 2001. Bharat Shah was convicted in this case, although he spent a lot of time in jail during the trial. The release of the film was not easy. Its prints were seized by investigating agencies on suspicion of underworld funding, due to which the release was postponed. The film was later released and performed well at the box office. This revelation by Ram Gopal Varma reminds us of the Bollywood-underworld connection. This revelation has reminded us of the era when the film industry was said to be dominated by the underworld. From funding of films to casting and extortion, there have been reports of interference by gangsters in many cases. Overall, ‘Chori-Chori Chupke-Chupke’ is not just a film, but the story of that era of Bollywood, where many untold truths were hidden behind the glamour.



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