The
Lokhandwala Complex is an upper end middle-class housing area in
Andheri (Swati A wing Flat no. 002 and 003),
Bombay, where
Shiv Sena criminal-
politician Gopal Rajwani had purchased a flat for mega-
mobster Dawood Ibrahim. In 1991, Ibrahim's henchmen Dolas and
Dilip Buwa, along with four others, were in this apartment when they were surrounded by a group of the
Bombay Police led by
ACP A. A. Khan; it was later alleged that Khan had been tipped off by Ibrahim who wanted the police to kill them. During the encounter, Dolas was hit by 100 bullets. The ensuing four-hour shootout, much of it publicised live on news channels, made Dolas infamous, and the police officer Khan a household name. After the encounter, it was alleged that the
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which had participated in the encounter, had made off with Rs. 70
lakh (Rs. 70,00,000) cash which was with Dolas. She also claimed that he was an ITI passout (Industrial Training Institute). Taking note of the fact that the movie also portrays Ratna as encouraging the criminal tendencies in her son, the suit wanted the producer to re-do the film.
Chhota Rajan also objected to the film, saying that it "grossly distorts the facts". In response, Khan (the cop who led up front the team which gunned down Dolas) rubbished Rajan's claim, saying that the operation was videographed and it was conducted in full view of the public. The directors claim that the movie is highly fictionalised, although it uses the real names, and the movie opens with an apology to the real characters. A Mumbai sessions court refused to stay the film release based on the case in May 2012. ==References==