Gangubai Kathiawadi: Who was Karim Lala? Messiah of the poor or enemy of the devils?
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Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgan starrer film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' is in tremendous discussion these days. Apart from Alia Bhatt in the film, Ajay Devgan's look is also influencing people a lot. Ajay Devgan is in the role of gangster Karim Lala in the film. The way Ajay Devgan's entry in the film's trailer has made everyone curious to know who was Karim Lala?
Karim Lala's real name was Abdul Karim Sher Khan.
Whenever there is talk of the don of Mumbai, then the name of underworld don Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim is always taken but the truth is that the first don of Mumbai was Karim Lala but in infamous streets and some slum areas, he is worshiped like a god. used to go. His real name was Abdul Karim Sher Khan and he was of Afghan origin. He was born in the year 1911 in Afghanistan to the Pashtun community. He was called the last Nawab of this community.
Messiah of the poor or enemy of the devils?
He grew up in a wealthy landlord family, but while doing business, he became a smuggler, and one day he reached Mumbai via Peshawar and then stayed there. Many gambling and liquor dens had started running in his city and he had become the king of the Pathan group. He used to beat but his tantrums were the same as that of the Nawabs, he did not listen to anyone and whoever came in his way became dear to the one above.
People worshiped Karim Lala as God
Beating, killing people had become his business, but he used to distribute food in the slums by looting money from the rich, that is why people started worshiping him like God and even after all the crimes, he never gave any testimony against him. Nor was there any evidence against him, that's why he was never arrested.