The Ba***ds of Bollywood aka The Bads of Bollywood was released on Netflix on September 19, 2025. Despite after multiple days of its release, The Ba***ds of Bollywood is still buzzing among fans and is also among the most watched web series on Netflix in India.
Directed by Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, The Ba***ds of Bollywood aka The Bads of Bollywood revolves around an actor who is outsider named Aasmaan Singh played by Lakshya Lalwani who went onto become a Bollywood star.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you have already watched the series on Netflix and wondering about real life underworld don Gafoor Ismail-
The character of Gafoor Ismail is played by Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi in Aryan Khan's directorial series.
Gafoor Ismail is living in his secret hideout in Mumbai. His henchmen kidnaps Aasmaan Singh and takes him to him. Gafoor Ismail then introduces Aasmaan to his daughter who shares a script. Gafoor Ismail wants Aasmaan to make a movie on his life.
However, Jaraj secretly films Aasmaan's meeting with Gafoor and leaks to Freddy Sodawala. Freddy then gives it to Ajay Talwar who then shows it to Karan Johar. As a result, Aasmaan gets kicked out from Karan Johar's movie.
Notably, the makers have not mentioned that Gafoor Ismail's character is based on a particular Mumbai underworld don.
However, Bollywood has been marred with the threat of underworld in the past.
A few of the underworld dons name who have been linked to Bollywood are- Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel, Abu Salem, Chhota Rajan, Haji Mastan, etc.
Late Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor in an interview had once revealed that Dawood Ibrahim called him at his residence for a lunch.
Similar, there are plethora of Bollywood stars who have been linked to the underworld.