Byculla to Bangkok
Mumbai's Maharashtrian Mobsters
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Buy Now for £14.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Uday Benegal
-
By:
-
S. Hussain Zaidi
About this listen
'One of the finest writers in today’s times.' (Sanjay Dutt)
'[A] prodigious chronicler of the underbelly of the maximum city.' (Adrian Levy)
The underworld has new faces, working for and against Dawood Ibrahim - the shadowy, manipulative figure that pulls the strings. Dawood’s own deputy-turned-arch rival Chhota Rajan, thug-turned-politician Arun Gawli, Amar (Raavan) Naik and his engineer brother, Ashwin Naik and a host of other characters, big and small, walk through this compelling history of the Maharashtrian mobsters who were once dubbed 'amchi muley', 'our boys', by former Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. Equally fascinating are the stories of the famous - and infamous - policemen and 'encounter specialists' who took on the gangs with great success and not many scruples.
Meticulously researched and thrillingly told by S. Hussain Zaidi, the acclaimed authority on the underworld, Byculla to Bangkok captures the humble beginnings of the organized crime mafias that held Mumbai to ransom through the last decades of the 20th century.
©2014 S. Hussain Zaidi (P)2018 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Byculla to Bangkok
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Nigel
- 30-05-21
A fascinating underworld
Having hugely enjoyed the Netflix series Sacred Games, I was curious to know more about the various real Indian Mafia gangs. This book gives accounts of the rise and demise of a range of ‘families’, and there is much that could be developed into longer and deeper stories. On the whole the writing and narration is good but occasionally (mostly in the first chapters) particular descriptive phrases are used too often. That said, i was engaged throughout and will seek out more fact and fiction about this world.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!