Will Rajeev Khandelwal make a good detective?Tue, January 7, 2014 6:26pm UTC by
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No, the hunk isn't planning in changing his career. The actor will be stepping into a detective's shoes in an upcoming film Samrat and CoIn 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.
Well, with Samrat & Co leading the way for the detective season, we wonder who will be the best detective of 2014
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Bollywood's detectives all set to bring mystery in 2014Priya Gupta & Garima Sharma,TNN | Jan 6, 2014, 12.00 AM IST
The character of the jasoos seems to have caught the fancy of Bollywood filmmakers, with as many as five detective films releasing this year. While Sherlock Holmes is the flavour of the season on international television, our home-grown detectives are all set to bring mystery and desi whodunnits to the screens in 2014
Mr Joe B Carvalho
Director: Samir Tewari
Name of the jasoos: Arshad Warsi
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy
Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Name of the jasoos: Sushant Singh Rajput
Bobby Jasoos
Director: Samar Shaikh
Name of the jasoos: Vidya Balan
Jagga Jasoos
Director: Anurag Basu
Name of the jasoos: Ranbir Kapoor
Samrat and CoDirector: Kaushik GhatakName of the jasoos: Rajeev Khandelwal
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Rajneesh Duggal's genre switchNovember 30, 2013 12:03:34 AM | By FPJ Bureau
The model turned actor dreams of romancing Anushka Sharma
Rajneesh Duggal can be called the brand ambassador of horror films in Bollywood, thanks to his films like 1920', Phhir' and Dangerous Ishhq'. However, this model turned actor is now seeking for a change in genre and has switched to playing a negative lead.Rajneesh will be seen in Rajshree Productions' Samrat & Co', directed by Kaushik Ghatak.
This film will have Rajeev Khandelwal in lead and Rajneesh will play the character of a psychopath. "I feel this is the right genre, the right thing to do. This kind of work gives me a kick. With such films, I am growing or have grown as an actor," he says.Rajneesh will also be seen in another masala' entertainer, "I have another film titled Spark' in the pipeline. It's directed by VK Singh and is an action cum masala' film. It is based in Uttar Pradesh and Germany.The lead character is born and brought up in UP and embarks on a journey in search of his parents."Climbing the ladder of success slowly, the actor has aspirations to work with an A-list actress. He reveals, "I would love to work with Anushka Sharma."http://freepressjournal.in/rajneesh-duggals-genre-switch/ _____________________________________________________________________________
Rajeev Khandelwal to play detective in his nextPTI | Nov 25, 2013, 05.32 PM ISTRajeev
Actor Rajeev Khandelwal will be seen as a detective in his upcoming film 'Samrat & Co', a detective thriller produced by Kavita Barjatya under the Rajshri banner.Kavita will be taking Rajshri, which is known for their family dramas, to a dynamic and contemporary curve with her maiden production starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Madalsa Sharma.
The suspense-adventure will see Rajeev as the main lead in the film which is scheduled to release on May 1, 2014.This will be the first detective film from Rajshri, among a series of movies lined up in this genre by other filmmakers next year.
Other films in this space include 'Mr Joe B Carvalho' starring Arshad Warsi and Soha Ali Khan where the actor does a Steve Martin, playing a bumbling sleuth like Martins Jacques Clouseau in 'The Pink Panther' series. This is the first release of 2014.
This will be followed by Anurag Basu's 'Jagga Jasoos' starring Ranbir Kapoor, Dibakar Bannerjee's 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshi' with newcomer Sushant Singh Rajput.
Actress Vidya Balan will be seen as Bobby Jasoos in a film to be directed by newcomer Samar Sheikh while Anushka Sharma plays a detective in Navdeep Singh's NH10.
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MADALSA SHARMA
22 SCREEN PRINCESS
FOR ACTING IN MULTI-LINGUAL AND INTERNATIONAL MOVIES AND BEING ON THE VERGE OF SEDUCING BOLLYWOOD
HOMETOWN
Mumbai.SO FAR
Upcoming Bollywood debut with Rajshri Production'sSamrat & Co. Acted in seven films down South and a German film titled The Girl with the Indian Emeralds.FACING THE CAMERA FOR THE FIRST TIME
When I was 17 years, for a Telugu film.GREATEST INSPIRATION
Marilyn Monroe.FAVOURITE STARS
Tom Hanks, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan.DREAM ROLE
Paro in Devdas.UPCOMING PROJECTS
My Punjabi film Patiala Dreamz, followed by a Telugu film and later Samrat & Co.MOM TO YOU IS
My biggest motivation.WARDROBE MUST-HAVES
A comfortable pair of shorts and fantastic shoes.A DREAM COME TRUE
I would love to own all of Paris Hilton's collections.LAST SPLURGE
An awesome trip to Berlin.IF I WERE A SONG
The Tide is High.LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2014
The success of Samrat & Co.
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