Bollywood director Raj Kumar Santoshi has been provided additional security after receiving threats from a gangster, police said.

Santoshi, director of films like 'Ghayal', 'Damini' and more recently 'Halla Bol', allegedly received telephone calls from gangster Ejaz Lakdawala threatening him and demanding Rs 5 crore, police sources said.

The director has filed a police complaint after which he has been provided additional security, they said.