Hussain Zaidi

S. Hussain Zaidi 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
Born28 Feb 1968
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationNovelist, Journalist, Author
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. He has authored, mentored, choreographed and presented under the aegis of Blue Salt imprint.[4][5] His documentation of the Mumbai mafia in books like Dongri to Dubai, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, My Name is Abu Salem and Byculla to Bangkok is considered one of the finest pieces of investigative journalism.

He is also considered as India's number one crime writer by the media, which is often published on the cover of his novels.[6][7]

Zaidi began his career in journalism while working for the newspaper The Asian Age, where he became the Resident Editor.[8] Zaidi later worked for several other periodicals, including The Indian Express,[9] Mid Day and Mumbai Mirror. His in-depth research on the Mumbai mafia has been used by international authors like Misha Glenny in McMafia and Vikram Chandra in his book Sacred Games.[10][11] Zaidi was once kidnapped in Iraq.[12]

Zaidi has covered the Mumbai mafia for several decades. His 2002 book Black Friday detailed the 1993 Mumbai bombings, an attack comprising 13 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 and was finally released on 9 February 2007 after the Supreme Court of India allowed it following the verdict in the '93 Bombay blast case was delivered by TADA court. 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 a film, Shootout at Wadala by Sanjay Gupta.[13]

Zaidi is also associate producer of the HBO documentary Terror in Mumbai, which is based on the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.[14][15]

The 2015 Kabir Khan film Phantom starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif, is an adaptation of Zaidi's book Mumbai Avengers, and the screenplay of the film has been written in co-ordination with the author.[16][17]

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment, are making a web series titled Dongri to Dubai, which is an adaptation of Zaidi's book Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia.The series will reportedly show Dawood Ibrahim's early life, the other mob bosses and his gang members.[18][19][20]

Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment., Netflix  film, Class of 83, Starring Bobby Deol. Directed by Atul Sabharwal, the film is based on Zaidi's book with the same title.[21][22]

Gangubai Kathiawadi is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical crime film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali,  Bhansali Productions collaborating 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.[23][24][25]

Matchbox Pictures have acquired the filming rights[26][27][28] to journalist Jigna Vora’s book Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison co-published by Penguin Random House and Blue Salt, an imprint of Zaidi.[29][30]

Publications
  1. Black Friday: The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts (2002)
  2. Mafia Queens of Mumbai (2011)
  3. Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia (2012)
  4. Headley and I (2012)
  5. Byculla to Bangkok (2014)
  6. My Name is Abu Salem (2014)
  7. Mumbai Avengers (2015)
  8. Dangerous Minds (2017)
  9. Eleventh Hour (2018)
  10. Dawood's Mentor (2019) [31]
  11. The Class of 83: The Punishers of Mumbai Police (2019)
  12. The Endgame (2020)

References
  1. http://mumbaiboss.com/2012/08/27/my-mumbai-s-hussain-zaidi/
  2. "A Conversation With: Author and Journalist S. Hussain Zaidi".
  3. "It's a don's life".
  4. DelhiNovember 11, Debashish Mukerji New; November 11, 2013UPDATED:; Ist, 2013 23:18. "Penguin India to launch new imprint 'Blue Salt'". India Today. Retrieved 27 July 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Penguin India explores Bollywood with its new imprint". https://www.printweek.in. Retrieved 27 July 2020. External link in |website= (help)
  6. "Hussain Zaidi box set: Buy Hussain Zaidi box set by Zaidi S. Hussain at Low Price in India". Flipkart.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. Zaidi, S. Hussain (25 June 2018). Eleventh Hour. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-93-5277-930-7.
  8. "Boss Hussain Zaidi stands by Jigna Vora | Latest News & Updates at". Dnaindia.com. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  9. "List of articles by S. Hussain Zaidi". http://archive.indianexpress.com/. The Indian Express Ltd. Retrieved 18 April 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  10. "The People's Paper". Tehelka. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  11. "India's Independent Weekly News Magazine". Tehelka. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  12. "'Amitabh Bachchan saved my life when I was kidnapped in Iraq'".
  13. Vyawahare, Malavika (20 July 2012). "A Conversation With: Author and Journalist S. Hussain Zaidi". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  14. "HBO documentary Terror in Mumbai, narrated by Fareed Zakaria, debuts Nov. 19". emanuellevy.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  15. "HBO: Terror in Mumbai: Synopsis". hbo.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  16. "Kabir Khan to cast Saif Ali Khan in post 2611 counter terror film". ibnlive.com. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  17. "Book review - Mumbai Avengers (Arriving as Saif-Katrina's Phantom)".
  18. Paharia, Rashmi (1 January 2020). "Dongri to Dubai - Farhan Akhtar's Next Web Series After Inside Edge 2". Binged. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  19. "Bollywood is making a TV series based on Dawood Ibrahim's life". somethinghaute.com.
  20. "Exclusive: Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani to make web series on 'Dongri to Dubai' crime bestseller". https://www.peepingmoon.com/. Retrieved 27 July 2020. External link in |website= (help)
  21. Class of 83, retrieved 27 July 2020
  22. "Class of 83 first look: Bobby Deol plays a dean in uniform in Shah Rukh Khan's Netflix release". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  23. Taneja, Parina (16 January 2020). "Story of Gangubai Kathiawadi, whose husband sold her at a brothel for Rs 500". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  24. "Alia Bhatt as Madam of Kamathipura: Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, inspiration behind Sanjay Leela Bhansali film?". DNA India. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  25. "Gangubai Kathiawadi first look: Alia Bhatt will pierce your soul as a gun-wielding brothel owner. Who was Gangubai?". Hindustan Times. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  26. "Journalist Jigna Vora's prison memoir 'Behind Bars in Byculla' to be made into a film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  27. India-West, R. M. VIJAYAKAR/Special to. "Matchbox Pictures Acquires Rights to Jigna Vora's 'Behind Bars In Byculla'". India West. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  28. Oct 16, Agencies / Updated:; 2019; Ist, 06:00. "Jigna Vora's jail ordeal to be depicted on film". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 27 July 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. DelhiNovember 11, Debashish Mukerji New; November 11, 2013UPDATED:; Ist, 2013 23:18. "Penguin India to launch new imprint 'Blue Salt'". India Today. Retrieved 27 July 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. "Penguin India to launch Bollywood crime imprint | The Bookseller". thebookseller.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  31. "Hussain Zaidi's new novel 'Eleventh Hour' a tribute to men in uniform". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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