D Company is a 2021 Indian Hindi language docudrama film, written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma.[1][2][3] Produced by Sagar Machanuru of Spark Production.[4] The film was theatrically released on March 21, 2021 as a prelude to Ram Gopal Varma's D Company web series, also produced by Spark OTT.[citation needed]
| D Company | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Nitin Raikwar (Lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Ram Gopal Varma Hareesh M Kotian |
| Story by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by | Sagar Machanuru |
| Starring | Ashwat Kanth Shaleen Malhotra Rudr Kanth Naina Ganguly Irra Mor Anketa Maharana Mursaleen Qureshi Pranay Dixit Sandeep Bose Abhilash Chaudhary |
| Cinematography | V. Malhar Bhatt Joshi |
| Edited by | Pratap Kumar Sanga (Bobby) |
| Music by | Paul Praveen |
Production company | Spark Productions |
| Distributed by | Spark Productions A Company Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
The web series and film make up the fifth and sixth installments of the Gangster franchise. They are unrelated to the original trilogy and Satya 2.
Premise
editThe film chronicles the events leading to Dawood Ibrahim's rise and subsequent formation of the "D" company - an organized crime syndicate running outside India's borders.
Cast
edit- Ashwat Kanth as Dawood Ibrahim
- Shaleen Malhotra as Manya Surve
- Rudr Kanth as Saabir Ibrahim
- Naina Ganguly
- Pranay Dixit as Chota Shakeel
Reception
editA critic from Pinkvilla opined that "Ram Gopal Varma’s directorial is a crashing bore of a gangster flick".[5]
References
edit- ^ "D Company shines light on the underbelly of the '80s". 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Ram Gopal Varma's latest gangster movie D Company premieres on Spark OTT". Indianexpress.com. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Ram Gopal Varma's film 'D Company' release caught in controversy over unpaid dues of Rs 12 crore, FWICE urges to stop the film's release | Hindi Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "D Company trailer: RGV brings back shootouts, bloodshed and lust". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "D Company Movie Review: Ram Gopal Varma's directorial is a crashing bore of a gangster flick". 15 May 2021.