During the shooting of Department, actor Amitabh Bachchan took it upon himself to tutor co-star Rana Daggubati in Hindi, albeitwith his tongue firmly in cheek! Bachchan, who is known for his poetic and literary skills,decided to pull South actor Rana’s leg by asking him to repeat some difficult words and lines in Hindi. Out of sheer respect Rana would make honest attempts to narrate the lines but would fail miserably. Much later, taking pity on the younger actor, Bachchan offered to give him lessons in the language.

Department that is releasing this month also hasSanjay Dutt in a pivotal role. While Bachchan represents a Machiavellian character whose power lies in his manipulation and deception,Dutt plays a dual personality and Daggubati’sis a ‘shoot first, talk later’ kind of character in this Ram Gopal Verma directed film.