Sujoy Ghosh tipped to direct film adaptation of the book The Devotion of Suspect X

Sujoy Ghosh
Balaji Motion Pictures has acquired the Hindi film adaptation rights of the book The Devotion of Suspect X that they propose to turn into a major motion picture. The production house has signed Sujoy Ghosh to direct the feature. Commenting on the deal, Tanuj Garg, CEO, Balaji Motion Pictures said, “We are proud to have clinched the rights of one of the world’s most celebrated detective novels. It has heart, drama and thrill, and as a content-driven studio, we believe that it will make for an engaging and entertaining feature film.” The Devotion of Suspect X, a novel by Keigo Higashino, is the third in his cult Detective Galileo series and his most acclaimed work so far. The novel won the 6th Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the mystery novels category in Japan. The English translation of the novel was nominated for the 2012 Edgar Award for Best Novel and the 2012 Barry Award for Best First Novel. More than a jaw-dropping 2 million copies of the best-selling book have been sold worldwide so far. The writing of the screenplay is underway and the cast is still to be finalized. The film is set to roll early next year.
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