Satya duo Ram Gopal Varma and Manoj Bajpayee's horror comedy to go on floors on July 26

Ram Gopal Varma and Manoj Bajpayee

One of the best things we heard this summer was Ram Gopal Varma's announcement in April that he was reuniting with Manoj Bajpayee for a horror action comedy titled Police Station Mein Bhoot. Three months since, it's time for the filmmaker-actor duo to head to the sets. mid-day has learnt that Varma will call action on the film from July 26 in Hyderabad, where they will shoot for a month.

(L-R) Manoj Bajpayee and JD Chakravarthy in Satya

When it comes to the duo, expectations are sky high, especially since they gave us the iconic Satya (1998) that catapulted Bajpayee aka Bhiku Mhatre to overnight fame. Several promising films followed - from the underrated Kaun (1999) to the cop drama, Shool (1999). This time, they are attempting a new genre together as they tell the story of Bajpayee's cop, who kills a notorious gangster and is possessed by him in turn. A source reveals, "Manoj will begin shooting Police Station Mein Bhoot at a bungalow in Ameerpet in Hyderabad. The bungalow will be converted into a police station. Ramu has written a wild story that sees how Manoj's character transforms from an honest cop to a maniacal one after he is possessed by the gangster's spirit and the police station becomes haunted."

Police Station Mein Bhoot, which also stars Genelia Deshmukh as Bajpayee's wife and Rajpal Yadav, will be shot over four schedules. The source adds, "After the Hyderabad leg, the remaining schedules will be conducted in parts of South India. Ramu wishes to wrap it up by the year-end."