
Department(2012)
Department is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, and Amitabh Bachchan in pivotal roles. The story follows a suspended cop who joins a vigilante task force to eliminate gangsters. The film explores themes of corruption, revenge, and the moral cost of extrajudicial violence. It was shot with handheld cameras for a raw, documentary-style look. The movie received negative reviews for its weak plot and messy direction. It was a box office failure, earning only ₹19 crore worldwide. Department was released on 18 May 2012.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 18 May 2012
- Director
- Ram Gopal Varma
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
A suspended cop named Shivnarayan teams up with inspector Mahadev Bhosle. Their mission is to kill gangsters without arrest or trial. But they soon discover the real enemy is a powerful politician. They must fight the entire system to bring him down.
“When the law fails, cops become killers.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Department
Cast reunions in this film: Amitabh Bachchan & Sanjay Dutt (9 films together), Ram Gopal Varma & Amitabh Bachchan (7 films together), Naseeruddin Shah & Amitabh Bachchan (6 films together), Abhimanyu Singh & Ram Gopal Varma (3 films together), Sanjay Dutt & Neeraj Vora (3 films together), and Sanjay Dutt & Deepak Tijori (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title was inspired by a real-life special police unit in Mumbai.
- Amitabh Bachchan's character was originally written for a much younger actor.
- The film's climax was shot in a single continuous take lasting over 10 minutes.
- The movie's dark visual style was achieved by using mostly handheld cameras.
- It was one of the first major Hindi films to depict a police department with deep internal corruption.
- The background score heavily used electronic music, which was unusual for a Bollywood cop thriller at the time.
- The film underperformed at the box office, ending Ram Gopal Varma's series of police dramas.