Ram Gopal Varma‘s much-anticipated ‘Police Company’ stars Harshvardhan Rane in the lead role. The actor will play encounter specialist Daya Nayak in the film. The movie also features Fardeen Khan, Saurabh Shukla, Paresh Rawal and Makarand Deshpande in key roles.
Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Police Company’ starts rolling; it will be a two-part film
According to a Bollywood Hungama report, Bhushan Kumar‘s production house will back the project, which stars Harshvardhan Rane, and shooting has begun today. The report states that the film will be made in two parts. Both instalments of ‘Police Company’ will be shot back-to-back, with the makers planning to release them a few months apart in 2027. The strategy is similar to the one used for ‘Dhurandhar’ and, earlier, by Anurag Kashyap for his ‘Nishaanchi’ films.The report revealed that T-Series had initially considered developing the project as a web series, given its expansive narrative. However, RGV pushed for a two-part theatrical franchise, convinced that the scale and characters demanded a big-screen treatment. The success of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is also said to have strengthened his belief in this approach.The report added, “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.”
More about ‘Police Company’
Set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, ‘Police Company’ is a period crime thriller centred on the Mumbai Police Detection Unit, popularly known as the “Encounter Squad”. The unit was formed to dismantle organised crime syndicates and underworld gangs and was credited with neutralising hundreds of criminals while crippling networks linked to Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan.The squad included officers such as Daya Nayak, Pradeep Sharma, Vijay Salaskar, Ravindranath Angre, Sachin Vaze and Sanjay Kadam, who gained cult status for their role in curbing the influence of the mafia during that era.
Cast and release timeline
While Harshvardhan Rane will essay the role of Daya Nayak, the other squad members will be played by relatively new faces. The film will span both police and underworld characters and is expected to wrap up shooting by the end of this year. The makers are targeting a mid-2027 release for the first part, with the second chapter set to follow a few months later.
