Career
He was killed in an encounter at the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout with the then Additional Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Aftab Ahmed Khan, at the age of 25. He was portrayed by Tusshar Kapoor in the Bollywood film Shootout at Lokhandwala. The director of Shootout at Lokhandwala, Apoorva Lakhia, stated in an interview that Dilip Buwa once shot two girls at a bus stand in Bhandup, just because they were laughing.
Dilip Buwa was the bodyguard of Ramabhai Naik, another famous gangster in Central Mumbai.
While visiting Chembur, Dilip Buwa turned and shot dead Rama Naik. He then switched sides to the Dawood Ibrahim gang.
In an agreement between Amar Naik and Arun Gawli, they agreed to settle their disputes, but in return Amar wanted Maya Dolas dead. When Maya Dolas knew of this he escaped and joined with Dilip Buwa and the Doctorate-Company.