for over five decades the attraction between bollywood and underworld is a grim reality but oft with fatal consequences though there are some glaring differences in the game preandpost 2000 erasflashback pre2000after the dawn of indian film industry with the historic raja harishchandra 1913 by the father of indian cinema dhundiraj govind phalke now revered as dadasaheb phalke the fledgling industry floundered in a handtomouth existence in the highly capitalintensive businessread alsodid i really deserve it aryan khan had asked ncb official read detailsdropping the drugs charges against bollywood actor shahrukh khans son aryan khan the narcotics control bureau gave him a clean chit recently now an ncb official revealed what the star kid said to the investigating agency while he was in custodyafter ncbs clean chit to aryan khan lawyer satish maneshinde demands a fresh probe into rhea chakrabortys caseafter the narcotics control bureau ncb gave a clean chit to aryan khan on friday in last years drugsoncruise case stating that there was no recovery of drugs from him nor was there any concrete evidence to prove that he conspired with the other accused senior lawyer satish maneshinde whoit was only around the middleages of the entertainment industry or in the 1960s that prosperity quietly sneaked into the film world with producers seemingly flush with unaccounted funds from the mafia for their big and small screen venturesthough the traditional film companies with their own huge studios ruled the roost the 1960s1970s saw the phenomenal rise of many called the independent filmmakers and some launching their own production houses and most blessed with huge commercial successesas in most sectors films also are a business of entertainment and the moneybags commanded all they financed the stars producers directors music directors singers distributors theatreowners etc ideal conditions for all hell to break loose with one stray sparkthis created frictions with a large number of films being released every year rival gangsters trying to safeguard their boxoffice interests which led to dire threats blatant extortions warning shootouts or dastardly killings said a prominent film producer of a major production house who has witnessed all in bollywood in the past seven decadescut to post2000with several producers directors actors financiers or music barons becoming holy spirits in the pre2000 era and the living ones in sheer fear there was a clamour from many quarters to infuse some decorum and clean money into bollywoodgradually with liberalisation banks started partfinancing films foreign productions houses set up shops megacorporates also jumped into the lucrative filmmaking business along with their television channels music companies and cinema chains all professionallyrunmore important compared with just a handful of foreigners who gained entry to bollywood or locals working in films abroad in the pre2000s the turn of the century saw many foreigners thronging to the indian entertainment industry with its unique glamour quotient the sheer reach among the audiences and of course good remuneration for all while indian actors also made splashes in foreign filmsthese in turn boosted even the