Sushant SR to play Byomkesh Bakshi in YRF next

Good news for Sushant Singh Rajput fans!!!

The Pavitra Rishta (Zee TV) actor stormed into the hearts of millions of movie lovers playing Ishaan in Kai Po Che.

He will soon be seen in YRF's Shudh Desi Romance. And it seems he is flying really high in his 70mm career as he has been signed again for a major YRF project to be helmed by critically acclaimed director Dibakar Banerjee.

Yes, the Love Sex Aur Dhoka director is making a Hindi film about Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's famous fictional detective, Byomkesh Bakshi. And Sushant has been roped in to play the role of the sleuth.

The story will showcase Byomkesh's young age and how he evolved as a detective in the backdrop of the early 40s.

The film is expected to go on floors in January 2014 and is expected by the end of the same year.