# Bollywood bolsters security as underworld fears return

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bollywood-bolsters-security-as-underworld-fears-return/
- Published: 2026-11-13T05:02:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T09:05:38+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/bollywood-shooting-security-underworld-criminal-gang-fears-6548636
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Bollywood stars are stepping up security after shootings and extortion threats.
- Police link recent incidents to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang.
- Experts say the underworld’s former control has not returned.

## Summary

A series of shootings and extortion threats against Bollywood figures has prompted stars to strengthen their personal security, reviving fears of criminal gangs’ past influence over Mumbai’s film industry. Police have linked recent incidents to the gang of jailed criminal Lawrence Bishnoi, while analysts say some offenders may be exploiting the gang’s notoriety rather than signalling a return to the underworld’s former control.

Gunfire targeted actor Tiger Shroff’s car in October, and actor Tusshar Kapoor was reportedly threatened with a US$600,000 extortion demand; police have arrested 13 people in connection with the shooting. Security has also been increased around stars’ homes, with Amitabh Bachchan greeting fans from behind a bulletproof enclosure. In the 1990s and early 2000s, gangs used threats and extortion to influence film financing and distribution, but police crackdowns and corporate investment later reduced their reach.

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