Is Hindi film industry under threat?
15-02-2026
In recent months, Bollywood has been gripped by a wave of chilling threats targeting some of its biggest stars and personalities. From anonymous emails to gunfire outside residences, these incidents have escalated fears within Mumbai's film industry, prompting two major bodies—the Federation of Western India Cine Employees and the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association—to urgently appeal to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for enhanced security measures. The pattern of intimidation, often linked to the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, raises disturbing questions about organized crime's infiltration into the entertainment world.