Rajeev Khandelwal turns detective for Rajshri Productions' next
- IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,November 26 2013]
2014 will see a fresh new rage overtake Bollywood with films exploring the previously untapped territory of the stand alone detective theme!
One of the first announcements to be made was by Producer Kavita Barjatya will be seen taking the Rajshri banner to a dynamic and contemporary new turn with her maiden production ÂSamrat And Co starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Madalsa Sharma in the lead roles.
Kavita Barjatya is coming up with a surprise packet from Rajshri Productions, which is known for their family dramas. She will be producing a suspense- adventure film titled 'Samrat & Co' starring Rajeev Khandelwal who has been roped in to play the main lead Samrat and South siren Madalsa in the exciting project which has locked the date of 1st May 2014 for release.
Specially targeting IndiaÂs young audiences, ÂSamrat And Co is the first of its kind detective franchisee, wherein the very nuances of crime solving, human nature and the world of standalone private investigators will be presented on the big screen on a pure entertainment platform.
Also in the detective mould amongst the males is BR Entertainment's ÂMr Joe B Carvalho starring Arshad Warsi and Soha Ali Khan where Arshad does a Steve Martin in this detective saga which will see him playing a bumbling sleuth like MartinÂs Jacques Clouseau in The ÂPink Panther series, this is the first release of 2014 followed by Anurag BasuÂs ÂJagga Jasoos starringRanbir Kapoor, Dibakar BannerjeeÂs ÂDetective Byomkesh Bakshi starring Sushant Singh Rajput.
ItÂs not just the male brigade - The female stars too will make their presence felt in the detective genre. While Vidya Balan will star as ÂBobby Jasoos in a film to be directed by newcomer Samar Sheikh, Anushka Sharma plays a detective in Navdeep SinghÂs ÂNH10Â.