Department (film)

Inspector Mahadev Bhosale (Dutt) is tasked by his superiors to form a hit squad called the "Department" to tackle the growing threat of organized crime in Mumbai. He recruits Shiv Narayan (Daggubati), a suspended police officer who had been penalized for an encounter killing. Together, Mahadev and Shiv, along with other members of the team, target crime syndicate leader Sawatya (Raaz) and his gang. Despite numerous urgings from his second-in-command D.K. (Singh) and D.K.'s girlfriend Naseer (Shalini), Sawatya refuses to retaliate against the police action.

Sarjerao Gaikwad (Bachchan) is a former gangster-turned-politician. Shiv and Sarjerao develop a close relationship when the latter saves Shiv’s life at a public rally. However, Mahadev warns Shiv that Sarjerao is manipulating him for his own political gains. As events unfold, it is revealed that Mahadev himself is working for Mohammad Ghouri, an underworld don, and is systematically eliminating Sawatya’s gang at Ghouri’s request. Shiv, unwilling to be part of Mahadev’s corrupt world, chooses to walk away. Despite Mahadev’s agreement to let him go, tensions rise when Shiv confronts a faction formed by D.K. under Mahadev’s protection, leading to a rift between the mentor and his apprentice.

• Amitabh Bachchan as Sarjerao Gaikwad, a gangster-turned-politician
• Sanjay Dutt as Inspector Mahadev Bhosle, the DSP of an encounter squad
• Rana Daggubati as Inspector Shivnarayan, an encounter specialist
• Vijay Raaz as Sawatya, a crime boss
• Abhimanyu Singh as DK, Sawatya's right-hand man
• Deepak Tijori as Inspector Danaji, an honest member of the department
• Lakshmi Manchu as Satya Bhosle, Mahadev's wife
• Anjana Sukhani as Bharati, Shivnarayan's wife
• Madhu Shalini as Naseer, DK's gun-loving girlfriend
• Neeraj Vora in a dual role as Lalchand and Valchand
• Nathalia Kaur as item number "Dan Dan"

The soundtrack is composed by Bappa Lahiri^[9] along with Dharam-Sandeep and Vikram Magi.

Srijana Mitra Das of The Times of India rated the film 2/5 stars and wrote, "Losing the plot and three strong stars, Department shoots itself in the foot".^{[10][11][12][13]}