News : Abhishek Bachchan out, Rana Duggubati in

bhishek Bachchan has been replaced by Rana Daggubati in Ram Gopal Varma’s upcoming action thriller Department, which additionally headlines Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Kangana Ranaut.

Varma tweeted: “Due to date prblms to match combinations wth othr actors I am going ahead wth Rana daggubati instead of Abhishek bacchan in Department”

In the film, Amitabh Bachchan plays a gangster turned politician, Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati play cops.

The story focuses on the unconventional methods used by three cops in the course of their duty. Kangana, the only headlining actress in the film, plays Daggubati’s wife and soulmate.

According to Varma, “It is very much a guys’ film, with only one major female character.”

“She plays a very intense role in this dark, gritty and real drama,” he says.

Filming was to start in April, 2011, but early in the month Varma announced that production start has been pushed back to May.

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