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This is an archive article published on August 4, 2002

Your guide to the underworld

If the word Chikna for a bearded Abu Salem in the Chhota Shakeel-Sanjay Dutt tapes confused you, here8217;s a guide through the underworld ...

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If the word Chikna for a bearded Abu Salem in the Chhota Shakeel-Sanjay Dutt tapes confused you, here8217;s a guide through the underworld maze of nicknames.

Salem first. Underworld insiders say when he entered the crime world, he was handsome. So they called him chikna. And if you don8217;t understand the rest of the X,Y,Z of the underworld, here8217;s the A,B,C,D of it8230;

Muchad/Bade Miyan: Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar His moustache and seniority.

Charsi: Noora Ibrahim Kaskar Fondness for drugs.

Chhote Miyan: Anees Ibrahim Kaskar Dawood8217;s younger brother.

Chhota Shakeel: Sheikh Shakeel Sheikh Babu Mohideen Sheikh There were two Shakeels around 1985. Since Sheikh Babu is 58217;28217;8217; he became Chhota Shakeel. He is also Haji Saheb and enemies call him 8216;Pav takla8217; as he is bald.

Faeem Machmach: Mohammed Faeem Mohammed Mohammed Sharif Khan Talks too much.

Chhota Rajan/Nana: Rajendra Nikalje The big one in Tilak Nagar, Chembur, was his guru, Rajan Nair. His associates call him Nana.

Guru: Gurunath Satam Obvious.

Vangia: Anil Parab, a Dawood aide Short and stocky, so they call him a brinjal.

Ravan: Amar Naik.

Daddy: Arun Gawli; Mummy: Asha Gawli Arun8217;s wife.

Iqbal Mirchi: Iqbal Mohammed Family had chilli business.

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Panditji/Shastriji/ Babloo: Om Prakash Shrivastava Has a Benaras Hindu University Masters.

Farhan Bhai: Aftab Ansari.

Tiger Memon: Ibrahim Mustaq Memon His father wanted him to emulate Tiger Pataudi.

Salim Kutta: Salim Shah, a Shakeel aide Used to bite foes.

Anna: Sharad Shetty, a Dawood aide From the south.

 

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