UP gangsters: Tigmanshu Dhulia
UP gangsters: Tigmanshu Dhulia Tigmanshu Dhulia Amresh Mishra and I wrote the tale of Raja Mishra , nee Bullett Raja , based on the lives and times of several gangsters from UP, who, unlike Mumbai gangsters, do not kill just for money, do not creep up from behind to shoot, but believe in open challenge, kill for self-respect (maan-samman-swabhiman), and for the sake of friends (dosti-yaari). It is this very aspect that makes Bullett Raja a gangster unlike any you have seen before on the big screen. Some of the rangeele characters that we came across while doing our research were: Sriprakash Shukla He was one-of-a-kind, who used to kill his targets by informing them well in advance and giving them a notice period! Interestingly, his notices were based on the stature of the target. Grace period increased with the increase in stature. He had another peculiar habit. He used to kill his targets in their dens...