![]() ![]() Through his influence, Mirza peacefully divides the city among four gangsters, thus thwarting police efforts to curb illegal activities. Mirza has thus been given the nickname Sultan.Īs a grown man, Sultan Mirza becomes the kingpin of Bombay's smuggling underworld in the '70s. ![]() Despite his meagre earnings, Mirza never fails to help the poor and needy, which soon gains him their respect and admiration. Throughout the film, Wilson narrates the story of 1970s Bombay, when it was ruled by a kind-hearted smuggler Sultan Mirza, and how Mirza's eventual downfall led to Shoaib's rise to power.Īfter being hit by a flood in his hometown of Madras, a young Mirza arrives in Bombay, where he lands a job as a coal shoveller near the docks. Wilson recounts that 18 years ago, when he was posted as the ACP in the Bombay crime branch, his inability to take necessary action led to the rise of Shoaib Khan, a dreaded gangster who played a central role in the bombings. ![]() ![]() When questioned by his superior over his actions, he breaks down and claims that the bombings are his own fault. The film opens in March 1993 in Bombay, with a suicide attempt by ACP Agnel Wilson on the pretext of the recent Bombay bombings. ![]()
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