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''Department'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars
Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
, Sanjay Dutt and
Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...
as the starring characters. The film which was released on 18 May 2012 received mixed response from critics.


Plot

When Inspector Mahadev Bhosale ( Sanjay Dutt) was asked by his seniors to form a hit squad to take on the Mumbai underworld, he recruited Shiv Narayan (
Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...
), an honest and brave police officer who had been suspended for an encounter killing. Together, Mahadev and Shiv, along with others in the "Department," took on the underworld don Sawatya ( Vijay Raaz) and his gang. Sawatya, in spite of many exhortations by his number two, D.K. ( Abhimanyu Singh), and D.K.'s feisty girlfriend, Naseer ( Madhu Shalini), does not hit back at the police. There is also the gangster-turned-minister, Sarjerao Gaikwad (
Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
), who takes Shiv under his wing after Shiv saves his life at a public rally. Mahadev warns Shiv that Sarjerao is just using him. After an inevitable turn of events, it is exposed that Mahadev is working for Mohammad Ghouri, who is an underworld don, and is, at the ganglord's behest, finishing off Sawatya's gang. While Shiv declines to be a part of Mahadev's corrupt world, and Mahadev agrees to let him be, things start falling apart between the mentor and the apprentice when Shiv starts taking on a sub-gang formed by D.K., under Mahadev's protection.


Cast

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Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
as Sarjerao Gaikwad, a gangster-turned politician * Sanjay Dutt as Inspector Mahadev Bhosle, the DSP of an encounter squad *
Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...
as Inspector Shivnarayan, an encounter specialist * Vijay Raaz as Sawatya, Mumbai Don * Abhimanyu Singh as D.K., Right-hand man of Sawatya * Deepak Tijori as Inspector Danaji, an honest member of the department * Lakshmi Manchu as Satya Bhosle (Mahadev's Wife) *
Anjana Sukhani Anjana Sukhani (born 10 December 1978) is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly appears in Hindi and a few Telugu films and one Kannada films. Early life Anjana was born on 10 December 1978 in Jaipur to Preethi and Om Sukhani and has ...
as Bharati (Shivnarayan's Wife) * Madhu Shalini as Naseer, D. K.'s gun moll * Neeraj Vora as Lalchand and Valchand * Nathalia Kaur as item number "Dan Dan"


Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by Bappa Lahiri along with Dharam-Sandeep and Vikram Magi. The music received a negative response worldwide.


Box office


References


External links

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Ram Gopal Varma's 'Department': Clash of the titans – Movies News – Bollywood – ibnlive
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