The occasion was the launch of a non-fiction book 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai', based on women gangsters of the  Mumbai underworld, by noted crime journalist  Hussain Zaidi at a bookstore in Mumbai. 
From Kamathipura to Dongri, from assassins to molls, the book is a  collection that tells the stories of women who have become legends in  Mumbai's streets, lanes and back-alleys. Absorbingly told, impeccably  researched,  Mafia Queens of Mumbai reveals a side of Mumbai's underworld that has never been seen before. 
Actress Rani Mukherjee and filmmaker  Vishal Bharadwaj  were the special guests who unveiled the book for the renowned author  whose previous work includes the much acclaimed 'Black Friday: The True  Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts' which was later made into a film by  Anurag Kashyap. 
Guess Rani's recent portrayal of a crime  journalist in 'No one killed Jessica' made her an apt choice to launch  the book. Draped in a beautiful saffron sari, the actress told TOI, "I  would love to play a mafia queen in a gangster film which will hopefully  be an adaptation of this book. I've never played such a character and  this seems to be the perfect opportunity." 
We are told Rani's co-star  Vidya Balan too was apparently invited but the actress couldn't make it owing to her busy shooting schedule. 

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