13 Popular Bollywood Celebrities And Their Rumoured Underworld Connections

Here are some of the celebrities who were linked with the underworld mafia at some time or the other. For some, the connections proved advantageous as they could easily bag roles in movies, while for some, it resulted in life threats and extortion.

1. Sanjay Dutt 1993 Bombay blasts

Sanjay Dutt is a popular actor and has acted as a lead role in many super hit movies. He is popular for his underworld connections as well. During the 1993 bomb blasts, he was arrested for illegally possessing arms and even his conversation with Chhota Shakeel was also released by Mumbai Police. He was also tagged as a terrorist post that incident. Sanjay was jailed for a long time. In 2016 he was released from jail.

2. Shah Rukh Khan and Chhota Shakeel

The king of Bollywood had faced extortion calls from the underworld. He had received death threats after his movie Happy New Year released. Recently Shah Rukh Khan has signed up for the movie Koochie Koochie Hota Hai which is set to release in 2021.