Chotta rajan or Chhota Rajan was a key aide and lieutenant of Dawood Ibrahim.rajan operated at the behest of dawood in mumbai.he is wanted for many criminal cases that include extortion,murder,smuggling.today chotta rajan and dawood ibrahim are believed to be the most powerful underworld dons of Indian mafia.

split with dawood

Due to some differences in money he fell out with dawood.many say religion also was a difference between the two.(rajan is a hindu and dawood is a muslim.)the break up between rajan and ibrahim must have taken place between 1991-1993.some also say that the bombay bombings was an incident which sparked off the split.ever since the split,rajan has formed his own gang.both rajan and dawood's gang kill each other

whereabouts at present

ever since the mumbai blasts,both of them have absconded from mumbai.dawood is living in pakistan,whereas rajan is rumoured to be staying in kenya or dubai.he operated or still operates extortion rings in india through mobile calls to his men in mumbai and other cities.both rajan and dawood were part of the dreaded D-Company

picturisation

many films have been shot based on the stories of mumbai underworld.

• satya,a fictional film on a don by name Bhiku Matre.
• a film named D.
• a loose version of the split has been picturised in the film Company,produced by Ram Gopal Verma.
• bombay boys, which stars Jaaved Jaafrey,a film by Kaizad Gustad.