EXCLUSIVE: Ram Gopal Varma’s Police Company to be made in two parts; shooting begins today
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
As the movie goes on floors today, Bollywood Hungama has exclusively learned that Police Company is being made as a two-part feature movie. Both instalments will be shot back-to-back, with the makers planning to rollout them a few months apart in 2027 a rollout strategy of late employed by Dhurandhar and, earlier, by Anurag Kashyap for his Nishaanchi films.
Adding to this, Sources say T-Series initially planned Police Company as a web series because of its expansive story, but Varma insisted on mounting the material as a two-part feature-movie franchise, believing that the scale, characters and narrative warranted a theatrical treatment. The smash hit success of Dhurandhar: The Revenge is believed to have further boosted his confidence in releasing a large-scale crime saga in two parts.
Meanwhile, “RGV has written it in such a way that it's going to blow everyone's minds. Both parts are going to be a crazy, action-packed, thrilling experience for theatrical audiences. He's literally back to his original form and is giving it his 100% to make it his much-awaited comeback project,” shared a source close to the development.
Notably, Set against the backdrop of the late 1990s and early 2000s, Police Company is a period crime thriller centred on the Mumbai Police Detection Unit, a police squad formed to dismantle powerful, heavily armed organised crime syndicates and underworld gangs operating in the city. The squad, colloquially known as the “Encounter Squad”, is credited with neutralising hundreds of dangerous criminals and crippling major syndicates such as those of Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan. The unit included several high-profile officers, including Daya Nayak, Pradeep Sharma, Vijay Salaskar, Ravindranath Angre, Sachin Vaze and Sanjay Kadam, who rose to cult status for restoring public order at a time when the formal judicial system struggled to counter the fear created by the mafia.
As per the latest buzz, While Harshvardhan Rane will play Daya Nayak, the other squad members will be portrayed by relatively new faces. The movie features an ensemble cast spanning both the police ranks and the underworld, positioning it as one of the biggest casting projects for T-Series. The movie is expected to wrap by the end of this year, with the makers targeting a mid-2027 rollout for the first part, followed by the second chapter a few months later.
Source: Bollywood Hungama