Byculla to Bangkok
Mumbai's Maharashtrian Mobsters
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Narrated by:
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Uday Benegal
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Written by:
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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.
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 23
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- APT
- 16-02-23
Fantastic
Great content. Very interesting for most of us who used to read about these characters in the news on a daily basis.
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- Sandeep H
- 31-12-22
Wonderfully woven storyline.
Wonderfully woven storyline. Very fast paced and entertaining!! Superb Narration by Uday Benegal. Good listen
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- Trupti M Sutar
- 03-08-23
Exceptional! Takes you to 90's era
Loved the apt & to the point narration, rightly paced. Must read for crime story lovers.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-01-23
Thrilling!
It's my first Book on audible. Always wanted to read Zaidi's books and must admit that it's lived upto my expectations.
Thrilling from start to finish! Well narrated too.
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- K.Faiza
- 10-06-23
Intriguing tales of the Mumbai underworld!
A very well written and narrated account of Mumbai’s infamous gangsters. Reminds me of my childhood in the 90s where reading about them in newspapers was so common. Thanks for this collection! Love Hussain Zaidi’s books!
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- kingpin
- 06-03-22
nice one
loved it, stories were good, to the point, not the first book read by Mr Zaidi
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- sushant
- 06-06-22
popcorn literature
good light listen .lots and lots of insights about dark world of mumbai and how scary mumbai underworld was.
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