Dongri To Dubai Quotes

“Man's most dangerous enemy is the one he was once closest to.”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“The lack of effective and charismatic leaders always forced the Muslim youth to choose the wrong role models.”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“when a man has nothing left to lose, his aim becomes an obsession which can only lead to achievement. There’s nowhere to go but up when you hit rock bottom. Vijay”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri to Dubai - Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia: Six Decades of Mumbai Mafia

“Power has been called many things. The ultimate aphrodisiac. An absolute corrupter. A mistress. A violin. But its true nature remains elusive. After all, a head of state wields a very different sort of power than”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri to Dubai - Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia: Six Decades of Mumbai Mafia

“perhaps Dawood’s status as a fugitive and an outlaw beyond the reach of the Indian legal system suits many back home in India. Empires built with his money would collapse and many skeletons would tumble out of the closet if he was ever brought back home. The powers that be would rather have Dawood Ibrahim stuck in Pakistan. And so the cult of Dawood will be perpetuated.”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri To Dubai: Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“In retrospect, perhaps Dawood’s status as a fugitive and an outlaw beyond the reach of the Indian legal system suits many back home in India. Empires built with his money would collapse and many skeletons would tumble out of the closet if he was ever brought back home. The powers that be would rather have Dawood Ibrahim stuck in Pakistan. And so the cult of Dawood will be perpetuated. Movies with his trademark moustache and the cigar tucked in between his lips will continue to be made, and Dawood will be discussed between India and Pakistan forever. The man, of course, will forever be elusive;
the real Dawood may remain a myth. This book is an attempt to understand what is known of him and his world.”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“past,”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri to Dubai - Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia: Six Decades of Mumbai Mafia

“procrastinating”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri to Dubai - Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia: Six Decades of Mumbai Mafia

“information linking him to the Sara-Sahara Shopping Complex. Finally, it was then, four”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri To Dubai: Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“that he knew of the Mumbai police’s reputation”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, Dongri To Dubai: Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia