When word got around that Khalid [Khan alias Khalid Pehelwan] was working as a goon in the movies, some mafia members mocked him while others interpreted it as his infatuation with Bollywood. Dawood [Ibrahim], who had seen the real heroics of Khalid and knew his actual stature and calibre, could not tolerate such frivolous discussions.

Dawood reckoned that Khalid was going through a rough patch after his separation from Bashu, which may be why he had agreed to act in cameo roles in Hindi films. Dawood had always thought that Khalid had wasted himself at the Social Club. Dawood wanted to work with his mentor as he understood Khalid's felicity and fearlessness, an unbeatable lethal combination in the underworld. Khalid's special skills and unconventional thinking had made [Mumbai don] Bashu [Dada alias don Ahmed Khan] richer and stronger. Had they continued to be a team, they could have surpassed all their competitors and rivals to emerge as the most powerful gang in the city. Dawood was aware that he would not be anywhere in the reckoning if Bashu Dada and Khalid had remained steadfast as a team.