Confirmed! Kareena Kapoor Khan to mark her OTT debut with Sujoy Ghosh’s Netlflix murder mystery

MUMBAI: Netflix today announced the coming together of the versatile best of Hindi cinema – Jaideep Ahlawat, Vijay Varma and Bollywood’s Bebo, the iconic Kareena Kapoor Khan for Netflix’s untitled film. Sujoy Ghosh, the impeccable craftsman behind thrillers like Kahaani and Badla will helm this murder mystery.

Netflix announced the film through an interesting video of Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma during a script reading session for the film lead by the director.

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Sharing her thoughts on the announcement, Kareena Kapoor Khan added, “I can’t wait to begin work on this exciting project. It’s one that has all the right ingredients… a great story, a visionary director and a super talented cast and crew, I’m really looking forward to working with Sujoy, Jaideep, and Vijay. It’s the beginning of an electrifying journey and I can’t wait for audiences worldwide to see this global bestseller book come to life.”

Talking about his film, the director Sujoy Ghosh shared, “Devotion is probably the best love story I’ve ever read. and to get a chance to adapt it into a film is such an honor. Plus, I get a chance to work with Kareena, Jaideep and Vijay!!! What more can one ask for!!”

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The film is produced by 12th Street Entertainment, Northern Lights Films in association with Boundscript and Kross Pictures and marks Kareena Kapoor Khan’s streaming debut. It is a screen adaptation of one of Keigo Higashino’s most acclaimed works, The Devotion of Suspect X. The global bestseller has murder, mystery and much more and the adaptation is bound to leave audiences hooked at every turn.

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