{"id":337050,"date":"2026-02-14T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/337050\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T12:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:40:09","slug":"fresh-threats-to-ranveer-singh-rohit-shetty-industry-reacts-to-mafia-scare-in-bollywood-we-arent-in-1990s-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/337050\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh threats to Ranveer Singh, Rohit Shetty: Industry reacts to mafia scare in Bollywood; ‘We aren\u2019t in 1990s anymore’"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past week alone, several Bollywood celebs have reported extortion threats and targeted attacks. These incidents have revived fears of underworld-style intimidation reminiscent of the 1990s and 2000s.<\/p>\n

\"RohitRohit Shetty, Ranveer Singh<\/p>\n

Actor Ranveer Singh<\/a> received a ransom threat via a voice note on Tuesday. On Friday, an alleged fresh threat warned of targeting the actor\u2019s staff and also named filmmaker Rohit Shetty. This comes on the heels of shots being fired outside Rohit\u2019s Mumbai house on Feb 1, after which security was stepped up. A source close to the filmmaker clarifies to us that Rohit\u2019s staff has not been threatened in the new voice note.<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/strong> Police invoke MCOCA in Rohit Shetty house firing case<\/a><\/p>\n

As per India Today, the person in the audio identified himself as Harry Boxer, an alleged associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The voice note reportedly stated, \u201cWe have details of every manager and every person who works with you… We won\u2019t say anything to you directly. We will start targeting the people who work under you. We will kill your entire staff.\u201d The authenticity of the new audio threat is being investigated by the Mumbai Police, reported India TV.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, actor Aayush Sharma, Salman Khan<\/a>\u2019s brother-in-law, also received a threatening email, police said. The sender claimed links to the Bishnoi gang. Crime Branch officials have registered a case and are tracing the message\u2019s origin. Mumbai Police has reportedly indicated that more celebrities may have received threats, but action can only be taken if complaints are filed.<\/p>\n

Placing his trust in the police, Indian Film & Television Directors\u2019 Association (IFTDA) president Ashoke Pandit says, \u201cIf such incidents are not stopped, it will be bad, and will not be restricted only to the film industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanjay Gupta, known for directing gangster dramas such as Shootout at Wadala (2013), shares, \u201cWe are not in the \u201990s, nor is that time coming back. In this AI age, the police force has never been better. The film industry remains targeted because nothing else creates more headlines than Bollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) wrote to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, seeking intervention. President BN Tiwari says, \u201cIf a firing can happen in a high-profile area like Juhu in Mumbai, then what kind of security does everyone have? Even if more security is provided, how will we work worry-free?\u201d<\/p>\n

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta suggests \u201curgency, not panic\u201d: \u201cThe answer is strengthening security, strong action by law enforcement and a united industry that refuses to be intimidated.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the past week alone, several Bollywood celebs have reported extortion threats and targeted attacks. These incidents have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":337051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[152728,18,117,160335,160337,19,17,327,154088,3825,160336],"class_list":{"0":"post-337050","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-bollywood-celebs","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-extortion-threats","12":"tag-gangster-lawrence-bishnoi","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-mumbai-police","17":"tag-ranveer-singh","18":"tag-underworld-style-intimidation"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116069035076821032","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}