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title: "When was the My Name is Abu Salem  written?"  
description: "When was the My Name is Abu Salem  written?"  
author: "Pradeep Agnihotri"  
published: 2018-08-27  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48499/when-was-the-my-name-is-abu-salem-written  
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# When was the My Name is Abu Salem  written?

When was the My [Name](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80850/violence-in-the-name-of-racism-in-germany-and-much-more) is [Abu Salem](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48441/who-wrote-the-my-name-is-abu-salem-and-when) written?\
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## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

**‘My Name is Abu Salem’ is a [Biography](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48630/who-is-the-writer-of-the-narendra-modi-a-political-biography) of Mumbai famed gangster which was written by “S. Hussain Zaidi’. The book was released on November 16, 2014. The book was published under Penguin Publication House.**

![When was the My Name is Abu Salem  written?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/370e60d4-b702-476c-a9c4-011c5684ee98/images/b5bcbf22-a513-4938-aab8-5ef6baf0db9e.jpeg)\
The writer S. Hussain Zaidi a former Investigative [Journalist](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30954/where-is-the-headquarters-of-the-international-consortium-of-investigative-journalists-icij) in Crime and Terror reporting. He does the reporting for Asian Age, Mumbai Mirror, Mid Day, and Indian Express. He wrote few more books about the gangsters which includes Black Friday, Mafia Queen of [Mumbai](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13067/top-3-sectors-in-mumbai-to-get-involved-for-a-great-career), Dongri to Dubai, and Byculla to Bangkok. As well as, his two books Black Friday and Dongri to Dubai have been adopted by the [Bollywood](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49724/who-is-known-as-king-of-melody-in-bollywood) Directors to make the movie over it. **The book ‘My Name is Abu Salem’ is very well researched and narrated by the [writer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48651/who-is-the-writer-of-the-black-tornado-the-three-sieges-of-mumbai-26-11) without hampering too much the facts and not being very opinionated about any situation.** The book narrates various events of Don’s life from his childhood to how he became Don in Mumbai, and how he fell in love with Bollywood [actor](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50351/who-is-the-highest-paid-actor-in-bollywood-2018) Monica Bedi. **The book even removed the curtains over his involvement in the Mumbai Blast case of 1993 as well as his involvement in the [murder](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40613/who-defended-the-soldiers-accused-of-murder-in-the-boston-massacre) of famous Devotional Music Director Gulshan Kumar.** As the well-known fact about his open relationship with the actress Monica Bedi was also highlighted very well and his connections with many artists in Bollywood. And many times he even attempted to murder many famous persons belonging from Hindi Film Industry. The writer not even missed to mention that the don Abu Salem consider him very handsome and amazingly more handsome than world-famous Hindi Actor Salman Khan. And **he wanted to make his life like a super hit film.** After, all the heinous [crimes](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44594/the-united-nations-human-rights-council-has-granted-which-country-a-two-year-extension-to-probe-into-the-alleged-war-crimes-committed-during-civil-war) and illegal activities, he always considered himself a very innocent and attractive person. He was under-educated but he was a man of little good-looks and a sharp mind as well.


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