In 2014, we have quite a few detective
movies slated for release. The previously
untapped territory of detective theme has
become a new favourite among filmmakers.
One of the first announcements to be made
of this genre was by producer Kavita
Barjatya who will be taking the Rajshri
banner to a dynamic and contemporary new
turn with her maiden production Samrat &
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 is
producing a suspense- adventure film titled
Samrat & Co starring the talented Rajeev
Khandelwal who has been roped in to play
the main lead Samrat and debutante South
based actor Madalsa Sharma in the exciting
project which has tentatively locked April
2014 for release.
Samrat & Co is directed by Kaushik Ghatak,
and specially targeting India's young
audiences; Samrat & 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.
Other detective films making their foray in
2014 is Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos
starring Ranbir Kapoor , Dibakar Bannerjee's
Detective Byomkesh Bakshi starring Sushant
Singh Rajput.
It's not just the male brigade "The female
stars too will make their presence felt in the
detective genre. While Vidya Balan will star
as Bobby Jasoos co-produced by Dia Mirza
and Sahil Sangha in a film to be directed by
newcomer Samar Sheikh, Anushka Sharma
plays a detective in Navdeep Singh's NH10 .
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