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Chitra, my queen, I’ve got black market connections.

Without a criminal underground, the would be no Bollywood? So saith Suketu Mehta.

Without underworld financing, the Hindi film industry would collapse overnight. It would have to rely on financing from banks and shareholders, who do not share the cinematic taste of the dons. Their dreams would be nowhere near as extravagant, as violent, as passionate.

Via Marginal Revolution: How is Bollywood financed?

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