Tiger Shroff escaped unharmed after gangsters fired at him on Sunday, October 18. The attack has done more than shake the actor: several Hindi film bodies now plan to take a delegation to Home Minister Amit Shah, asking for a security response that matches what they see as a returning threat.
From written appeals to a delegation
Federation of Western India Cine Employees chief adviser Ashok Pandit said the industry has been raising alarms since gunfire outside Rohit Shetty’s residence. The latest shooting, he noted, happened “two minutes away from Juhu police station, during Navratri”, and he fears a slide back to the 1990s, when the Mumbai underworld held sway over the business. Former Maharashtra home minister Gopinath Munde’s crackdown, Pandit said, had made the industry believe that era was over.
All India Cine Workers Association president Suresh Gupta said his organisation has emailed the home minister and is planning a cross-sector delegation. “If we stay apart, everything will fall apart. Everyone will be targeted,” he said. The group wants representatives from each part of the industry, and Gupta named actors such as Sushant Singh and Ajay Devgn as people it hopes will join.
A threat pattern that keeps widening
The Bishnoi syndicate has targeted Salman Khan since 2022, using letters, emails and social-media videos; gunmen fired at his Galaxy Apartments home in 2024. The same threat pattern has touched Rohit Shetty, Ranveer Singh, Aamir Khan and Aayush Sharma.
- June 2022–2026: Salman Khan remains the principal target, with repeated threats, security breaches and gunfire.
- November 2023: Shots were fired outside Gippy Grewal’s Canadian home, allegedly over his association with Salman.
- July–August 2025: Kapil Sharma’s Canadian café was attacked twice after he invited Salman on his show.
- February 2026: Ranveer Singh received an audio message demanding Rs 10 crore; gunshots were fired outside Rohit Shetty’s Juhu residence; Aayush Sharma received a ransom email.
- July 2026: Aamir Khan received threats through videos on social media.
Security, without shutting down
Producers Guild of India’s Madhu Bhojwani said high-risk individuals “need to reinforce security measures and work closely with the police and intelligence agencies to ensure a high level of preparedness and vigilance”. CINTAA president Poonam Dhillon acknowledged that protecting every actor is difficult because the Hindi film industry shoots across different places and times. Still, she said, the industry cannot stop. “You can’t live in fear. We have to work on a solution together,” she said.
The industry’s stated demands include stronger security for the Shroff family, central-agency probes into gang networks, fast-track trials under strict laws, a dedicated task force for artiste safety, and a time-bound report on action taken.
Source: Mid-day
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