Bollywood and the underworld — together in the spotlight?

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A wave of shootings and extortion threats has unsettled India's film industry, with a new group claiming responsibility for the attacks. The violence recalls the influence of Mumbai's underworld over Bollywood in the 1990s, though the current actors are described as different.

A wave of shootings and extortion threats has rattled India's film industry. This time, those claiming responsibility are very different from the Mumbai underworld that had Bollywood in its grip back in the 1990s.