Rajinikanth was spotted with wife Latha, daughter Soundarya and her kids on the sets of Darbar in Bandra, Mumbai. The actor was all smiles and waved at his fans when snapped in the city. All pictures/Yogen Shah

Rajinikanth is all set to play the character of a cop in his upcoming film, Darbar. On April 8, the makers, Lyca Productions, took to their Twitter account to share Thailavar's cop-look. Darbar marks the 167th film in Rajinikanth's career. Darbar marks Rajinikanth's first collaboration with ace filmmaker AR Murugadoss, which is produced by Lyca Productions. The film also sees Nayanthara in an important role.

In picture: Rajinikanth's wife Latha makes her way to the car after the shoot in Bandra, Mumbai.

Talking about the poster for Darbar, Rajinikanth in is typical style looks all pleased as he is surrounded by guns, dog, barricades, Gateway of India, which gives us a hint that the story unfolds in Mumbai. Rajinikanth's last stint as a police officer was in the film, Pandian, which came in 1992. Apart from this, he also essayed the character of cop Alex Pandian, from Moondru Mugam (1982) also left a powerful impact on the audience.

In picture: Soundarya Rajinikanth was also spotted making her way to the four-wheeler.

Talking about Nayanthara, after working with Rajinikanth in Chandramukhi and also briefly in Kuselan, this is the third time Nayanthara will be teaming up with the 68-year-old star. Nayanthara was last seen playing a hostel warden with a violent past in Petta.

Prateik Babbar will also be a part of this cop-drama, and he will be essaying the role of a villain in south superstar Rajinikanth's next, Darbar. The project, to be directed by AR Murugadoss, will feature Rajinikanth as a cop after 25 years. It will be the first time Prateik will be working with the superstar and the filmmaker.

Anirudh Ravichander will compose the music for the movie whereas Santosh Sivan will serve as the cinematographer. Sreedhar Prasad will be editing the film. The film recently went on floors and is expected to release on Pongal, 2020.

In picture: Rajini waves at his fans before he leaves post his shoot in Bandra.