EXCLUSIVE: Ram Gopal Varma to direct Harshvardhan Rane in Police Company, based on Daya Nayak’s life
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The movie is based on the life of former Mumbai encounter specialist Daya Nayak and will chronicle his extraordinary journey from fleeing a small village in Mangalore to climbing the ranks of the Mumbai Police. It will trace his eventful life and career as he carried out dozens of underworld elimination operations during his three-decade-long career. This is believed to be a passion project for Varma, who has been attempting to make a biopic on Daya Nayak for years. With T-Series backing the project and Harshvardhan attached to play the lead, the movie has of late regained momentum and is officially back on track. Pre-production is already underway, with shooting scheduled to begin in the third week of August.
Adding to this, “Police Company” is being positioned as the revival of Varma’s popular “Company” franchise, following “Company” (2002) and “D Company” (2021). However, the new movie is entirely standalone and shares no narrative connection with the previous films. Sources indicate that Varma fast-tracked this project after his other crime thriller, “Syndicate”, failed to materialise due to budgetary constraints.
Meanwhile, Daya Nayak’s life has long fascinated filmmakers. RGV himself produced the Nana Patekar-starrer “Ab Tak Chhappan” (2004), which drew inspiration from Nayak’s life. His life and career also influenced films such as N. Chandra’s “Kagaar”, the Kannada movie “Encounter Daya Nayak”, and the Telugu movie “Golimaar”. While those films were inspired by select chapters of his life, “Police Company” has been described as a definitive, full-fledged biopic of one of the most recognisable officers associated with Mumbai’s campaign against organised crime in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Notably, For Harshvardhan Rane, “Police Company” marks another significant feature in his career and a dream collaboration with one of his favourite directors. The star, who has been riding high following the ticket-window success of last year’s “Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat”, has several exciting projects lined up. He will next feature in Milap Zaveri’s action drama “Uniform”, followed by Omung Kumar’s “Silaa”, and will then be seen facing off against John Abraham in Bhav Dhulia’s “Force 3”.
Source: Bollywood Hungama