Gangster: A Love Story is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Anurag Basu.

At the 52nd Filmfare Awards, Gangster received 10 nominations, including Best Villain (Hashmi) and Best Male Playback Singer (Zubeen Garg for "Ya Ali"), and won Best Female Debut (Ranaut).

Originally a bar dancer in Mumbai, India, Simran is the girlfriend of a notorious gangster, Daya (Shiney Ahuja).

5 years ago, Daya's boss Khan (Gulshan Grover) ordered him to give Simran up.

After an encounter with the Mumbai police, Bittu was killed, causing a strain in the couple's relationship and pushing Simran toward alcoholism.

Aakash tells Simran that he cares for her despite her past, and their relationship gradually develops from friendship to love.

He then calls Simran, warning her that the police are after them and asking her to meet him outside a Seoul train station that night.

Simran arrives at the appointed time to find Daya badly injured from his fight with Khan.

When she reaches the embassy, she enters a room full of reporters and sees a large screen showing a video of her telling Aakash about her relationship with Daya.

She is thunderstruck when she sees that the one addressing the media is none other than Aakash, who is actually an undercover Indian detective hired to capture Daya.

He tells her that he never cared for her and that his involvement with her was only a part of his duty to end organised crime and bring justice to his country.

Daya, who has been arrested and taken to jail, sends Simran a letter saying that he does not blame her for what she did and that she is the one who has been betrayed; he admits that he has done many cruel and bad things but that, thanks to her, he now knows what it is like to live an honest life.

He encloses her fake passport and, stating his love for her, writes that he would feel better knowing that she is living safely in India.

[2][3] Bengali actress Koel Mallick was also initially offered the role of Simran, but she rejected it due to her discomfort towards the intimate and bold scenes in the script.

Raja Sen of Rediff awarded the film 3.5 stars (out of 5) and stated that ‘‘Ranaut is a remarkable find, the actress comes across with great conviction.

[21] Singer Zubeen Garg had first sung "Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai" but later in the released version its dubbed by KK.