Department 2012

Inspector Mahadev Bhosale is thrust into a high-stakes mission when his seniors grant him broad, extrajudicial powers to form a covert hit squad known as the Department, aimed squarely at Mumbai’s burgeoning underworld. With a firm sense of duty and a sharp eye for danger, he recruits Shivnarayan, a disciplined police officer who was suspended after an daylight encounter with a notorious gang member from Mohammad Ghouri’s outfit. This alliance sets the stage for a brutal clash between two rival criminal factions—Ghouri’s and Sawatya’s—each vying for control of the city’s illicit empire, while the police press blame on themselves for not acting fast enough.

The city’s underworld is a tense battlefield, and the Department quickly makes its presence felt, tipping the balance in favor of a physical and relentless crackdown. The Sawatya gang, led by the shrewd Sawatya, finds its power tested as Mahadev and Shiv carve a path through the city, uncovering how the gangs once worked in uneasy coordination and an unspoken truce with the law begins to fracture. The story expands as Sawatya’s brazen operations come under direct assault, while his second-in-command, D.K. D.K., and his ambitious partner, Naseer, maneuver to destabilize Sawatya’s grip and push for a larger slice of the crime pie. The tension escalates as the two sides collide, exposing the fragile borders between loyalty, money, and survival.

Into this volatile landscape enters Sarjeroa Gaikwad Sarjeroa Gaikwad, a former gangster turned minister who befriends Shiv during a public rally and then weaves himself into the safety net around Shiv’s life. The relationship complicates matters, because Shiv begins to sense that Ghouri’s faction is the real target, even as Mahadev reveals to him that his own loyalties lie with Ghouri and that his actions are designed to dismantle Sawatya’s network from within. The revelation strains the Department’s unity, and Shiv’s loyalty is tested as Mahadev’s machinations push both men toward a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, where truth is often twisted to serve a larger, more perilous aim.

As the plot thickens, Naseer persuades DK to strike out at Ghouri without Sawatya’s knowledge, setting in motion a calculated attempt to split Sawatya’s gang and force a new order. Sawatya, wary of mutiny within his ranks, sends Mahadev on assignments that blur the lines between duty and betrayal, while Mahadev quietly forges an alliance with DK and Naseer, urging them to establish a new, rival faction to undermine Sawatya’s control. The political pressure intensifies as Sarjeroo learns that his grip on power is jeopardized by the violence consuming the city, and he tasks Shiv with taking down the DK gang and eliminating its members, feeding a cycle of retribution that pulls Shiv deeper into a web of deceit.

The personal stakes rise when Bharti, Bharati, becomes entangled in the conflict. A threat to her safety prompts a brutal chain of events that pulls Danaji Danaji into the fray, and the delicate balance Mahadev previously maintained begins to crumble. The consequences are dire as Mahadev falsely convinces Sarjeroa that Shiv is the one causing trouble, while Danaji testifies to further lies in a bid to protect the inner workings of the Department. As the tension reaches a fever pitch, Shiv agrees to a dangerous confrontation, and the two factions finally collide in a high-stakes showdown.

In a move that tests every limit of loyalty, Shiv launches a bold assault to rescue Bharti, rescuing her from DK’s hold and destroying the remnants of DK and Naseer’s organization. The victory, however, comes at a brutal cost: a direct confrontation with Mahadev, whom Shiv shoots in a climactic battle that leaves both men mortal enemies and the city left reeling. As Shiv and Sarjeroa watch the dust settle, a call from Ghouri hints that the cycle of power, deceit, and vengeance may rise again, leaving the future of Mumbai’s underworld—and the truth behind the Department’s actions—unclear and haunted by what has been lost and what might still be won.