When Tiger Shroff dropped that ‘billi’ line in 2022, the audience laughed; the joke seemed harmless until a gunman’s muzzle cracked the same night.
The Mumbai incident hit like a bad script: two shooters fired seven rounds at Tiger’s car as he exited a football match, five bullets striking the vehicle. The driver and a passenger sustained injuries, but the actor hustled to the hospital in the same ride.
Police moved fast. Within hours, the Mumbai Police and Rajasthan’s Anti‑Gangster Task Force nabbed all three gunmen at Kota railway station, one from Haryana and the other two from Bihar. The arrests were followed by a stern phone call from Maharashtra's Chief Minister, who promised action.
Security tightened around Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments after the attack, a move that underscored the gang’s vendetta. The Lawrence Bishnoi clan, long holding a grudge over the 1998 blackbuck incident, claimed responsibility, citing Tiger’s close ties to Salman as the motive. The saga highlights how a casual line can echo in the corridors of power and gunfire.