Ghalib Danger

Ghalib Danger is a 2013 novel by Neeraj Pandey best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed movies A Wednesday! and Special 26. He won the National Award for A Wednesday!.

Ghalib Danger revolves around the life of its main protagonist Kamran Ali, a young taxi driver in Mumbai who dreams of bigger things for himself. After he saves the life of notorious underworld don Mirza, he is taken under Mirza's tutelage and gets drawn into the mafia world. Kamran eventually takes over Mirza's throne, but holds on to Mirza’s philosophy that Ghalib’s poetry can solve any problem. Soon, Kamran becomes the city’s most feared don with even the cops and politicians fearing him, earning him the name Ghalib Danger.

Ghalib Danger was launched on 6 December 2013 at the Times of India Literary Carnival in at Mehboob Studio, Bandra, Mumbai. The book was launched by actor Anupam Kher in an event attended by actors Shriya Saran, Divya Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee & Anup Soni. Hussain Zaidi, author of Dongri to Dubai and Black Friday and the co-founder of Blue Salt was also present at the event.