With books like Dongri to Dubai, Mafia Queens of. The investigations into the Mumbai mafia that he has conducted in books such as Dongri to Dubai, Mafia Queens of Mumbai and My Name is Abu Salem are among the finest investigative reporting of all time. An Indian crime writer and former journalist, S.Hussain Zaidi specializes in investigations of crime.

The meticulously researched book provides an in-depth and comprehensive account of the mafia's games of supremacy and internecine warfare. Hussain Zaidi is one of the most prolific crime writers in India. This story is primarily about how a boy from Dongri became a don in Dubai, and captures his bravado, cunningness, focus, ambition, and lust for power in a gripping narrative. In his book ‘Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia’, journalist-author S Hussain Zaidi traced the origin of supari to an interesting ritual said to have been followed by Bhim, chief of the Mahemi tribe and overlord of Mahim. Dongri to Dubai : six decades of the Mumbai mafia by Zaidi, S. The narrative encompasses several milestones in the history of crime in India, from the rise of the Pathans, formation of the Dawood gang, the first ever supari, mafia's nefarious role in Bollywood, Dawood's move to Karachi, and Pakistan's subsequent alleged role in sheltering one of the most wanted persons in the world. Dawood Ibrahim was initiated into crime as a pawn in the hands of the Mumbai police and went on to wipe out the competition and eventually became the Mumbai police's own nemesis. It is the story of notorious gangsters like Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadarajan Mudaliar, Chhota Rajan, Abu Salem, but above all, it is the story of a young man who went astray despite having a father in the police force.

'By far the best book on Mumbai Mafia.' - Anil Kapoor 'If it wasn't for this book there would be no Shootout at Wadala.' - Sanjay Gupta 'Hussain Zaidi is a master storyteller.' - John Abraham Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia.

Dongri To Dubai by S. Hussain Zaidi