Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has announced his next film, Police Company, which will feature actor Harshvardhan Rane in the lead. The film is being produced by T Series and will tell the story of a real life police squad that became known for taking on some of Mumbai’s most dangerous gangsters.
According to the details shared about the project, Police Company will focus on a squad that operated between 1997 and 2004. During this period, the team reportedly took down more than 300 gangsters. The story is set against the background of the conflict between underworld figures Dawood Ibrahim and Chota Rajan, which was one of the major crime stories associated with Mumbai during that period.
The film takes its name from the police force at the centre of the story. Varma has described the project through a tagline that says it is “more dangerous than D Company.” The reference connects the film to the world of organized crime while presenting the police squad from a different point of view.
The story is expected to look at what happens when a police force receives greater powers to fight organized crime. The film will explore how those powers can change the way a squad operates. The description suggests that the story will not only focus on encounters and gangsters but also examine the system and the people working inside it.
My NEXT film’s NAME being produced by T SERIES is ..
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 10, 2026
POLICE COMPANY
With the tag line
“It Is More Dangerous Than D Company “
The police is an institution, and an underworld company is a money making organisation..
But when an institution is given extra powers, it…
Harshvardhan Rane will lead the project, although further details about his character have not yet been revealed. His role is expected to be closely connected to the police team at the centre of the story.
Shooting for Police Company is scheduled to begin in mid August 2026. The announcement has attracted attention because of Varma’s long association with crime dramas and films based around Mumbai’s underworld.
While the filmmaker has explored crime and gangster stories several times in the past, Police Company appears to approach the subject through the perspective of a police squad. The real life background of the story also gives the film a historical setting based on events from 1997 to 2004.
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— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 10, 2026
More details about the cast, storyline and release date are expected to be revealed as production begins.