By Hindustan Times
Ram Gopal Varma's past few projects have didn't rock the box office, but actor Rana Daggubati, who has teamed up with the director in Department, is confident that the film will develop into certainly one of his most fashionable movies.
"Ramu (Varma) dabbles in numerous genres of movies. He's excellent along with his work, and has a beautiful storytelling pattern, that is in most cases trendsetting. His film Satya broke stereotype, and corporate gave Vivek Oberoi this sort of great launchpad...I think Department may be certainly one of his most classy film ever shot," Rana told IANS.
In Department, the southern star might be seen as a grungy policeman - a job that was earlier reserved for Abhishek Bachchan. The film's characters include a don, a gangster, a gangster-turned-politician, and shootout specialists. No wonder it was exciting for Rana to work in it!
"I think Ramu is one filmmaker who has complete understanding of the topic he tackles in his films and loves to accumulate extensive knowledge before venturing out into each theme. Be it underworld or another subject, his films speak of the research he does.
"Usually Ramu shoots his films quickly, but he has spent numerous time on Department, that is great. It is a project just about him, and it's been an incredible experience working with him," he added.
Rana, who made his Bollywood debut in Dum Maro Dum, could be seen with Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt within the movie, releasing May 18.
He may be upbeat in regards to the action sequences within the film.
"Department is a heavy-duty action film. I trained so much for it, and the learning was just within the gym. It had so much to do with marshall arts, and that i easily had 10 to fifteen action sequences. So it was fun," said the 27-year-old.
Meanwhile he has also been thinking about the dubbing of Telugu film Naa Ishtam, wherein he's paired opposite the recently-married Genelia D'Souza.
"I play a young, brash boy in Naa Ishtam....very different from Department, by which each line that my character says, is measured. Naa Ishtam is a commercial project...I am playing my age, and it was wonderful to work with Genelia. She is much more matured than I am, but we had a perfect time," said the actor, who enjoys the varied content offered to him.
"I made an unconventional debut with Dum Maro Dum. As a launch film, it was different versus others, who would opt for a romantic project. So I'M happy," he added.
