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Imtiaz Ali recalls being kidnapped by local gang during college days: 'The leader slapped his own man'
Updated On: 07 June, 2026 06:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali recently recalled how he was kidnapped from his hostel during his college days by a local gang in Delhi. The Main Vaapas Aaunga director further shared how he escaped from them

Imtiaz Ali. Pic via Instagram
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali recently opened up about a shocking incident from his college days, sharing that he was once abducted by a local gang. He revealed he was kidnapped from his hostel in the middle of the night. The filmmaker shared how a dispute over a political poster escalated into a frightening ordeal. He also revealed how he eventually escape unharmed.
Imitiaz Ali recalls being kidnapped during college days
Imtiaz, who graduated from Hindu College in 1993, shared the ordeal. During a conversation on Unfiltered with Samdish, the filmmaker revisited the incident from his college days, how a seemingly minor disagreement on campus escalated into a late-night abduction.
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