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Suniel Shetty graces the grand launch of 'Black Scorpion: To Hell And Back' book in Mumbai! Watch the video to get to know all the details of this book based on Mumbai's Underworld as eminent crime journalists talk about the same with our Bollywood's Anna! #sunielshetty #blackscorpian #mumbai
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00:00We seasoned journalists and media professionals, Mr. Vijay Shekhar, Mr. Raju Santanam, and Mr. Calvin Joshua,
00:08who together bring decades of credibility, courage, and narrative depth to this story.
00:16We are deeply honored to have with us a personality who embodies strength,
00:23who embodies integrity and quiet resilience, values that echo strongly with the soul of this book,
00:32a celebrated actor, a fitness icon, a producer, and someone who has always stood for discipline and social responsibility.
00:43Ladies and gentlemen, our guest of honor for this evening, Mr. Sunil Shetty.
00:49May I request the authors to please felicitate Mr. Sunil Shetty with a token of our appreciation.
01:19May I also now please request to Ms. Palak from Bubble Communication to hand over Mr. Sunil Shetty, a token of love.
01:30This book is a result of journalistic integrity meeting lived reality.
01:52Allow me to briefly introduce you to the mind behind Black Scorpion to hell and back.
01:58Mr. Vijay Shekhar, a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience shaping public discourse.
02:05He is respected for his investigative work, media leadership, and deep insight into the world of crime, entertainment, as well as politics.
02:15Mr. Raju Santanam here, an eminent journalist with over four decades of experience in print and television.
02:23He is the former editor-in-chief Z News, editor of The Statesman.
02:29Raju Sir is known for his investigative coverage and impactful research-driven work.
02:36Mr. Calvin Joshua, a seasoned journalist and a pioneer in crime reporting.
02:41Calvin's work reflects a real understanding of the Mumbai underworld.
02:46It not only brings journalistic experience, but also deep sense of empathy and what you can say, a sense of purpose to this narrative.
02:58Together, ladies and gentlemen, they have not just written a book, they have documented survival.
03:04And last but not the least, this story would not exist without the extraordinary life it is based on.
03:13We would like to acknowledge Mr. Kishore Garikapati, whose resilience and courage form the backbone of this book.
03:20And may I now invite to Ms. Aarti Nautiaal from Bubble Communication to introduce the authors and moderate the next segment of this evening.
03:33Ms. Aarti, please.
03:36Namaste.
03:37I mean, this pretty much sounded like how I would start at Z News.
03:42And first of all, I am very happy.
03:45It is a very, I would say, nostalgic moment and proud moment for me more than anybody else here.
03:51Because, you know, Vijay here has, you know, all three of them have been my colleagues at Z News.
03:57And I see so many more in the audience.
04:00So, thank you to all of you for being here.
04:02And the first thing, in fact, Vijay, why did you think, I mean, you know, what came to your mind when you thought that Mr. Shetty, you know, it has to be him.
04:16Because, you know, he has played so many cops on, you know, in real life and also villains.
04:22But at the same time, Bombay underworld during the 80s and 90s when, you know, all of you were so instrumental in covering and exposing so many stories.
04:31What was your first thought?
04:33So, first of all, I would like to say that, you know, Mr. Shumil Shetty has been a dear friend for decades now.
04:39And we know each other from these many years.
04:4330 years, yeah.
04:45I can't think of anybody better than him to actually, you know, be part of this and inaugurate this book and launch this book.
04:52Because his understanding of stories is so great.
04:57I mean, I used to, I remember when I started off as a film journalist.
05:00And when I used to write my stories, I used to always consult him on a lot of things.
05:04And, you know, he was like a mentor to me even those days.
05:07You know, those days, he would guide me on so many things.
05:11I'm sure he does not remember many of those.
05:13But I remember every word that he said.
05:15So, for me, that is always a pleasure to have him here.
05:18Other than that, his, you know, the characters he has played, as you said, that, you know, he's played cop roles.
05:24And he's, but most of the awards that he's won has been when he plays, maybe, you know, gangster or something like that.
05:32So, that has been something.
05:34And I hope, we have been, you know, hoping that he reads his book.
05:38He's read part of it.
05:39But he reads the whole book.
05:41And we will work together on this also in the future.
05:46No, no.
05:46He's already committed.
05:48They've already committed the story to me.
05:50So, it's not that I hope and stuff like that.
05:53That was a commitment I took.
05:55Just reading the synopsis of the story.
05:58Because it always interests me.
06:01Nineties is the year we came into cinema.
06:03I came into cinema.
06:04And that was the year the underworld was at peak, you know.
06:08And being a shatty boy, I think, somewhere or the other, somebody from the family or the other was involved in it.
06:16Because of all that we went through in our lives, you know.
06:20And suddenly you realize that one doesn't become a gangster because he wants to be a gangster.
06:26He's pushed into it or he moves in.
06:29Sometimes it's fascination.
06:30Sometimes it's what you go through in life and you're pushed.
06:33And when your back's against the wall, you know, you want to stand up and have your own.
06:38And I think that's what happened to the community.
06:40So, that's something that I resonate very, very, very closely with.
06:45Like, you know, you mentioned, I mean, you've done an array of, you know, characters.
06:50You've got them to life on screen.
06:53I mean, you know, for all of us, like Vijayji mentioned that so many of us would, you know, seek your advice.
06:59And you always very openly spoke about any issue that, you know, would be thrown at you.
07:04For that matters, you know, these days, I mean, a lot of times courage was the word that we used for the introduction of the book and the occasion.
07:13And that is something which comes so naturally to you.
07:16I mean, you know, be it in real life or real life.
07:18Any particular incident that you would want to talk about from real life that, you know, needed a lot of courage in this particular context?
07:26I think even when we were shooting in the early 90s, I remember shooting at Gorenau.
07:32And we were shooting in one of the gyms, which was owned by then.
07:35He was, he had a security company.
07:39And somewhere down the line, he used that power of the security that he had for land grabbing and also creating a lot of problems.
07:49And I was shooting there and suddenly, because it was a gym sequence, you know, they expected you to train all day.
07:55And you wanted to train all day because you wanted to look muscular.
07:58And in the afternoon, I was sitting lying on the bench there because I was so tired.
08:02And suddenly, I had my sound dada who came to me with no teeth in the front and bleeding.
08:09And I said, what happened?
08:10He said, no, yeh ghoshke admi log aake humko maare or because they haven't been paid and things like that.
08:17I went out.
08:19And I said, why did you do what you did?
08:21And he says, nay, you know, our permission was not to take him.
08:25So I said, who are you to take?
08:26Why should we take your permission?
08:28And I remember a fight breaking out.
08:29I remember a fight breaking out and all hell broke loose.
08:34I hit.
08:35And I was a trained fighter.
08:36When I hit, I hit hard.
08:38And a lot of them got beaten up.
08:40We went to the police station.
08:41Because he was connected, the case was reverse filed upon us.
08:48And there was trouble.
08:49And that night, ghosh had a restaurant there called Royal Challenge or something like that, you know, in Goregao, Film City.
08:58And there was a shootout and a whole lot of stuff happened.
09:00And then they believed that I was responsible for it because I was a shetty boy and I had complained.
09:06Whereas I had not done anything.
09:08I had no connection at all.
09:10So I still remember that time, you know, a few times when fights broke out.
09:16There was trouble.
09:18And that's when I decided, you know, I'm going to stay away from all this because the surname carries so much weight.
09:23Everybody feels you're going to fight back.
09:25But then I also came from a community that was, that believed in pride, that believed, you know, in self-respect.
09:35And that's why.
09:36So I can never forget the 90s.
09:38We did films because we were threatened.
09:41I had security because I was threatened.
09:43Ki pichar kar, dete etni dee dee wo, dete dee dee.
09:46All that used to happen then.
09:48So 90s is an era.
09:5080s, 90s.
09:51Then came the sharpshooters.
09:53Our shooter, you know, the cops came in.
09:55How they busted this whole crime scenario was a fascinating world.
10:03So naturally the book fascinated me and the synopsis when I went through it.
10:07And I've been sitting with them even now talking about stories, where they went, what happened.
10:13It's so interesting.
10:14And the best part is, like I keep saying, you know, after Dhurandar, everybody's saying,
10:19Bollywood is back, Bollywood.
10:20I said, no, Bollywood is finished.
10:22What is back is Hindi cinema.
10:24And what got us till here was Hindi cinema.
10:28We switched to become the wood, which we were never a part of.
10:32And that's why Hindi cinema is back.
10:36Narratives are back.
10:37Great narratives are back.
10:39OTT has given you an opportunity to narrate such stories and understand what it is, true stories, real cinema.
10:49Films like Border are doing well.
10:51So I think, yeah, times have changed for sure.
10:54And this is the kind of cinema that today's generation would want to see and understand,
11:00my God, was there a time like this also?
11:03And hats off to all three of them.
11:04You know, you see their body of work, the kind of risks they've taken and gone into crazy places
11:12and understood what happened then.
11:15I think all of us, for all of us here, we have a perfect combination.
11:19We have three real-time, real-life crime journalists.
11:23And then we have Mr. Shetty who's, you know, like he mentioned, he is, you know, a sportsman.
11:29Right from his childhood, he's been, you know, practicing sports.
11:33And then in films and real-life, like he mentioned, he had, has the courage.
11:37But also, interestingly, he's played cop in nearly 18 to 19 films.
11:42But the awards that you receive, majority of the time, you know, I remember the character in Avara Pagal Divana
11:49and then even for Dharkan, for all the villainous characters, he's got the majority award.
11:55So is it that Hindi film, which is our industry, we have a little bit of that, like Durandar, you mentioned.
12:01So is it that, you know, a gray shade, which is a tadka?
12:05Of course.
12:06Eh, because you also enjoy playing it in that way.
12:11You know, whenever you see the negative character, you have a body language, you have a way to talk,
12:17you have a mindset, you know, you have a whacked out.
12:21Hero, we always say, yes, a film is a hero, but the hero is a real, the hero is a real, the hero is a real, the hero is a real, the hero is a real.
12:29And the real sometimes can be boring when you're looking at it on screen, you know, being a good, good, good, good boy all the time.
12:37But whether it was Avara Pagal Divana and Yeda Anna, those mannerisms work.
12:44So it, writing helps those characters, but when you're a hero, it's tough to actually impress, you know, because you feel,
12:53Haan, yeh toh sabi bar rahe.
12:54Cool.
12:55On that note, I think there are a lot of, you know, friends from media here.
12:59We will first go towards, Dipti will do the book unveiling first, the moment that all of us have come here for.
13:06Thank you so much for answering the question that sharing those experiences.
13:10Thank you, Ms. Aarti. That was really enriching.
13:16And, you know, Ms. Shetty, I remember in one of your interviews, you had said ke,
13:22bola jata hai ke character negative hai, lekin woa negative kaha hai?
13:25Mere bachche ko agar maara gaya hai aur dushman border ke bahar hai, toh mein negative kaha hou?
13:30Toh either thought resonated, sir, when you said that underworld ka admi ya gangster koi aise hi ek din souch ke nahi ban saka hai aur nahi ban jata hai.
13:40That was really nice.
13:41And I would like to also, if Calvin and Raju, sir, if you would like to share your thoughts and before we go ahead and, you know, really launch the book finally.
13:52Yeah, thank you, everybody.
13:55I'll share a few because I used to know Kishore Bhai Garigapati from Bukwai, a good friend, a reliable source.
14:03So whenever we wanted some stories or to confirm, so he was the right person to do it.
14:08And then we three met him and what the story we heard was unheard of.
14:16I mean, we have read so many books from informers or from agencies or from cops.
14:21But this was a real fact where he himself made a gang and took on Dawood and many things like J.J. Shohat, Fiddle, Shutod, and now thankfully he's reformed everything and all he's set up.
14:38But what we have penned it down in the book was still now, it is not there in any book.
14:45True.
14:45And we made sure that this thing we have penned down in the book.
14:49True.
14:49Yeah, rightly said that it is very human at a core level.
14:55Raju, sir, what would you like to say?
14:56Yeah, what the three of us were looking for?
15:02There's so many books on the underworld.
15:04True.
15:04Second-hand from police officers.
15:10Second-hand stories from police officers, from journalists, all that.
15:15We were looking for an insider account.
15:17To my mind, this is the first ever first-hand insider account.
15:23True.
15:24I don't think it's been done before.
15:26If Shota Rajan talks, yes, that could be.
15:28But at that phase, Kishore Bhai is the one who's got the courage, everything to talk about what actually happened.
15:36True.
15:37It's also a great story, of course, the redemption story.
15:40With so many ups and downs, seriously.
15:42So a lot of effort has gone through it, a lot of research went through it, but it was close to about a year's research, fact-checking, all that we've got into it.
15:49We'll go ahead.
15:50Thank you, thank you so much, Raju, sir.
15:53And now the moment we all have been waiting for, ladies and gentlemen, the official book launch, launching of Black Scorpion to hell and back.
16:05May I please request Mr. Sunil Shetty and the authors to do the honours.
17:50Thank you very much.
18:20But in today's time, we have talked about how the Firing and Salman Khan has been keeping up with it.
18:30So, what do you want to say in this industry?
18:39But the news is also known that this is happening.
18:44It is not just as the first thing.
18:48Because today the government is very different,
18:53so I believe that this problem will be resolved.
19:00There are reports of firing, but who, why,
19:06I don't know any history or phone calls, but I don't know anything about it.
19:10Now there is a lot of speculation. Unfortunately, it has been so long that
19:14the media has been looking for the first news.
19:19The news is right or not.
19:22So, it's all speculation.
19:36I think there is a lot of change.
19:46It's far more secure.
19:48In the 90s, it was much more secure.
19:51In the 90s, sometimes actors, politicians or sportsmen
19:58never targeted against them.
20:00It was a gang war.
20:02In the 90s, a lot of people who know each other,
20:06they had a problem.
20:08In the 90s, we were forced to film.
20:11It's not that we will get our knowledge.
20:14It was only from the point of view.
20:18We were also filming for safety.
20:22We were actors.
20:24Everyone just wanted to stay safe.
20:28Sir, in the 90s, it was a very disturbing thing.
20:31But it was said that it was Bollywood and Underworld.
20:36What do you think about it?
20:38I don't think it's true.
20:39I don't think it's true.
20:40I don't think it's true.
20:41I don't think it's true.
20:43If you read this book, you will know many things.
20:47We are talking about the 90s.
20:49and from the top journalists of the country.
20:54Investigative journalism.
20:58If it was my personal experience or something,
21:04I would say.
21:05if it was my life, I can say about it.
21:12There was a threat and security.
21:16We had a police by the police.
21:18For 2-3 years, we were in the police.
21:22When they were in the police, we always keep safety.
21:25I think that's the thing today.
21:28in our force is the strength that we can keep the security of the human being.
21:33And it doesn't matter that if you have any problem, it's best to go to the law rather
21:38than take the law into your own hands.
21:41Sir, my question is to all the three authors.
21:43Sir, this idea of writing, we have a different story in it or it's one story that we have
21:49to deal with with that.
21:51And the second is, like, the gangster body is still existing, we must have written.
21:57Are they there?
21:58And you don't feel like any kind of root threat for them that are coming?
22:03If you really ask me about the fear of, you see, we are journalists.
22:09If they don't be afraid, they don't be afraid.
22:12But the story written, it's a true crime story and the life of Sam Kishore Garigapatti.
22:19We have spent 100 hours with him, interviewed him, went back-checked his story, went to other sources
22:26and also spoke to them.
22:27And that's how we came together.
22:28So, it's basically his life story of crime and redemption.
22:32I mean, it's a special thing that the books have been written from a police perspective
22:37or from a third party perspective.
22:40But our story has been written in the first person.
22:43And in their voice, they have narrated them in the book.
22:48So, I think no book has been written the way it has been written in this one.
22:53Because it is a lot of stories which came out.
22:56I mean, Kelvin was a senior crime reporter.
23:00Sir was our editor, our boss earlier.
23:03So, we were shocked by some of the stories that came out in this.
23:09We were surprised.
23:10That's how it happened.
23:11Because it has come from the police files.
23:17And now we are going to the other side and asking what is your story.
23:21Which is, I think, beauty of this book.
23:25That they also have their story.
23:27Like I said before, that no gangster is a shock with a gangster.
23:31They also have a story.
23:33So, I'm sure it's a phenomenal read.
23:36So, Black Scorpion, the name itself is very different.
23:40It is very different.
23:41It is someone who knows who's written.
23:43But now, there is a story that you can tell.
23:45Yeah.
23:46This is Shams Kishore's story.
23:48It's her story.
23:49And the police gave her a nickname.
23:51Black Scorpion.
23:52If you read a book, you will understand why the title is given.
23:56This is not in the files.
23:59His name is in the files.
24:01But the code name is Black Scorpion.
24:04That's why.
24:06After this event, you will have your cell phone.
24:08Switch on, off and off.
24:10In flight mode.
24:11Do you know?
24:12No.
24:13No.
24:14No.
24:15No.
24:16No.
24:17No.
24:18No.
24:19No.
24:20No.
24:21No.
24:22No.
24:23No.
24:24No.
24:25No.
24:26No.
24:27No.
24:28No.
24:29No.
24:30No.
24:31One.
24:32No.
24:33No.
24:34No.
24:35So
24:36How are the best gangsters?
24:37Who's who?
24:38In today's history, you guys.
24:39No.
24:40itution.
24:41It's a fear from a small portion of the media that's going to be afraid of what they will do.
24:47Because today there are abused views.
24:49Whose right is not important, whose first is important.
24:54Views first, change your views.
24:56I'm afraid of all the biggest gangsters and you.
25:02Allah says that today is starting to start.
25:05Today is starting to change.
25:07What do you think about Pakistan's new drama?
25:12You said that Pakistan's new drama.
25:15It's the only drama.
25:16I just know that under-19's team will win.
25:21412?
25:22Yes, it will win.
25:24175.
25:26Sorry.
25:2874 ball 175.
25:32It was 175.
25:34And if he wanted, he would win 250.
25:37Because he was at it.
25:38So he won the junior world cup.
25:41And I know that this world cup of T20 will win.
25:45Because we have a phenomenal team.
25:47We have a fantastic team.
25:49The balance of the team is very beautiful.
25:52Thank you so much.
25:53Thank you so much.
25:54Thank you so much.
25:55Thank you so much.
25:56If you don't play, you can play.
25:58I would like to play with Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
26:01What do you do with not play?
26:03There's a very beautiful rivalry in India-Pakistan.
26:05Like Ashes rivalry in Australia and England.
26:08I'm a huge fan.
26:10Since you have a huge fan.
26:12The authors have kept the book.
26:14나�laughing-Pakistan.
26:15Okay, what does it mean?
26:16The bilan tune to大家 in India.
26:18Ms. Прishers?
26:19Spani, please take a book, Alejo.
26:20Dr..
26:37I want to know that the book is in this camera, you can find it in this camera.
26:48The phone will be closed.
26:54turn it on.
26:56The ground is on the ground.
26:58You will get a new suit.
27:00Keep going, keep going.
27:02I am friend.
27:04Please leave.
27:06Everyone is in the middle of the street.
27:08Everyone is in the middle of the street.
27:10I am in the middle of the street.
27:12I have to take a walk.
27:14I will take a walk.
27:16I will take a walk.
27:18I will take a walk.
27:20I will take a walk.
27:22I am a
27:25I am a
27:27I am a
27:29I am a
27:31I am a
27:33I am
27:42Thank you
27:44I am
27:46I am
27:48Thank you
27:50Thank you
27:51I am
27:52Thank you
28:13Thank you
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