Haji Mastan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Age, Net Worth, Biography

Mastan Mirza (1 March 1926 – 25 June 1994), popularly known as Haji Mastan, was one of the infamous trio of mafia gang leaders in Mumbai for over two decades from the sixties to the early eighties, the other two being Karim Lala, leader of the Pathan gang and Varadarajan Mudaliar, a gang leader famous among the South Indians. At his peak, Mastan operated a powerful smuggling syndicate in Mumbai and along the Gujarat coast and later diversified into film financing and real estate business. Mastan was known to be a shrewd businessman and a cunning deal-maker.
He always maintained friendly relations with the police and government officials and often promoted peace between rival gangs, and was good friends with Lala and Mudaliar. Very early in his career, Mastan realized the importance of being seen among famous personalities from politics and the film industry as a symbol of power.
Therefore, he deliberately hobnobbed among the city's rich and famous and was frequently seen with Bollywood personalities at public functions. Mastan was arguably the most influential mafia don of his time.
He was also seen as a "style icon" by many due to his extravagant lifestyle including immaculate white clothes, white shoes, white Mercedes car and expensive gold watches.
Mastan flaunted an extravagant lifestyle to appear affluent and influential.

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