Once upon a time in Mumbai, now Punjabi stars targeted by gangs

Chandigarh : In a throwback to the underworld’s almost unchecked run-in with Bollywood in the 1990s, it is the Punjabi entertainment industry that is facing the music now — leaving it shocked and shaken.
The extortion call of Rs 10 lakh made to popular singer-actor Gippy Grewal by gangster Dilpreet Dahan on Friday makes him the fifth Punjabi artiste to have been targeted in the recent past.
While singer Parmish Verma, who was shot at in Mohali in April, and Gippy have come out in the open, three others have revealed to The Tribune that they too had been threatened.
Goldy, a music director from Desi Crew and also a close friend of Parmish, received a threat call a few days back. “Hun teri waari hai (It’s your turn now),” the caller threatened. Noted lyricist Bunty Bains and singer Jenny Johal have faced similar situations.