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Bollywood Gup-Shup

RAJKUMMAR RAO VIR DAS

‘Prahaar’ to hit theatres on October 16 Director wraps up shooting for ‘Baara Number’
R ajkummar biopic ir Das has wrapped
Rao’s
upcoming
shooting for his sec-
on public prose-
cutor Ujjwal Nikam titled Vond directorial ven-
ture, ‘Baara Number’, a
‘Prahaar’ has got a new re- found-footage psycholog-
lease date. Maddock Films ical thriller that explores
announced the new release an immersive storytelling
date on its Instagram han- format.
dle on Thursday. The film is Das serves as the film’s
now scheduled to release on director, producer and a
October 16. The film was ear- member of its ensemble cast.
lier slated to release on Au-
gust 7. The movie is directed Speaking about the com-
by Avinash Arun, known for pletion of the shoot, Das said,
‘Paatal Lok’ and ‘Three of Us’. “Baara Number has been an
It is produced by Dinesh Vijan incredibly intense and rewarding
under the Maddock Films ban- experience for me because it challenged
ner. “PRAHAAR - The Untold me in almost every way possible.” He added, “Making
Story of Ujjwal Nikam, in cinemas a psychological thriller is already a very specific exercise in re-
16th October 2026,” wrote Maddock Films. The official straint, atmosphere and character, but choosing to tell it through
teaser of ‘Prahaar’ was released in June, offering the first glimpse the found-footage format added an entirely different layer to the
of Rajkummar Rao in a powerful transformation as celebrated In- process.”
dian public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.

The teaser introduces viewers to a tense and investigative
world, built around a wall covered with case files, photographs and
notes linked to “Terror in Mumbai: City Under Siege.”

RAM GOPAL VARMA

Director announces new film ‘Police Company’
am Gopal Varma announced his new movie titled ‘Police Company’ which
will star Harshvardhan Rane in the lead role. Ram Gopal Varma penned
Ra long note on his X handle announcing the movie while sharing the syn-
opsis of the film. The movie is produced under the banner of T Series. “My NEXT
film’s NAME being produced by T SERIES is .. 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 will soon become a company After DAWOOD IBRAHIM
brutally finished most of his rival gangs, he grew his GANG into a COMPANY and
then left for DUBAI leaving his protegee CHOTA RAJAN to head the operations of
D COMPANY Subsequently a chain of events led to a split between Dawood and Rajan, which in turn caused
a vacuum in the Mumbai underworld.”

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