His primary income came from extortion and illegal gambling, and he became known as the good godfather, allegedly because he would only have his people collect money from those already involved in illegal deals
त्यांच्या कलाजीवनात त्यांना ‘संगतकार पुरस्कार’, ‘वसुंधरा पंडित पुरस्कार’ तर मिळालेच, पण पुणे महापालिकेकडूनही त्यांचा गौरव करण्यात आला.