Born on February 26, 1968, Indian author and investigative journalist S. Hussain Zaidi is one of the most prolific crime writers with a focus on the mafia in Mumbai. He is best known for his books ‘Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia,’ ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’ and ‘Black Friday’ (2002), which was about the 1993 Mumbai blast. ‘Black Friday’ was later adapted into a movie by director Anurag Kashyap of the same name. The movie ‘Black Friday’ (2004) was controversial and was not released for three years until 2007 when the Supreme Court announced the 1993 Mumbai blast verdict. As of 2021, Zaidi has penned at least 12 novels, out of which at least eight have been adapted into movies. Zaidi began her journalism career with the newspaper 'The Asian Age.' He has also written for several other publications including 'The Indian Express,' 'Mid-Day' and 'Mumbai Mirror.'