Mafia is a 1996 Hindi-language Documentary Action movie written by Yunus Sajawal and Jalees Sherwani. The movie is directed by Gabriele Crisanti and Aziz Sejawal and produced by Vijaya Mehta, Bharat S Shah and Vijay Mehta under the banner of Prathima Films. Gowda is a goonda (an Indian Mafioso) whose octopus like tentacles have a hold on illegal numbers game (matka).. Mafia features Dharmendra in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Aditya Pancholi, Jay Mehta, Somy Ali, Claudio Capone, Ishrat Ali and Ali Asgar. The screenplay is written by Yunus Sajawal. The music was composed by B.govind Rao. Editing was done by Waman B. Bhosle. The film has a running time of 141 minutes. It was released on 24th May 1996. The Film was successful at box office. Mafia was made on a budget of ₹1 crore and it was a hit at box office gross of ₹3 crore. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Films. Gowda is a goonda (an Indian Mafioso) whose octopus like tentacles have a hold on illegal numbers game (matka)..