Apparently he is playing the character ofDawood Ibrahim, and for the first time the character will be called by the same name. Director Sanjay Gupta has examined the legal consequences of using the name Dawood in the film and is going ahead with it. SAW is a real life portrayal of the first registered encounter by Mumbai police where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead by the Mumbai police.
Gupta confirms, "Yes, we have signed Vivek in the film and he will playing the role of a budding gangster. He will be called Dawood in the film." Wonder how Akshay Kumar, who is allegedlyplaying Dawood in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2, feels about this?
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