SCOOP: Police Company shoot halted for 2 hours on Day 1

Ram Gopal Varma's highly anticipated action thriller, Police Company, was brought to a halt on its first day of filming on Monday following an intervention The production resumed after outstanding dues amounting to Rs. 1.32 crore were cleared.

According to sources close to the project, FWICE had reached out to film producers Bhushan Kumar and Parag Sanghvi soon after Varma announced the film last week, issuing a formal letter seeking clearance of his outstanding dues to workers before shooting could begin. The producers agreed to settle the long-pending amounts, but payment was not processed until the intervention.

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The halt in production lasted for only two hours, after which filming proceeded without further delay. Production is now progressing as planned and is expected to be wrapped up soon. The action thriller stars Harshvardhan Rane in the lead role, alongside an ensemble cast featuring Fardeen Khan, Saurabh Shukla, Paresh Rawal and Makarand Deshpande.

It's been a nearly decade-long dispute between Varma and FWICE over unpaid dues of over Rs. 1 crore to technicians and workers who worked on his Nagarjuna-starrer 2018 Telugu action film Officer. The settlement has brought relief to the filmmakers, ensuring that production can continue without any further disruptions.