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Crime &amp; thrillers movies always excited me. I used to regularly get my dope by watching Bond movies and other Hollywood crime thrillers, but a part of me always wished only if <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> can churn out some serious stuff in the same genre. The recently launched trailer of <keyword id="25276" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="detective">Detective</keyword> Byomkesh Bakshy, starring Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead, surely have given me some hope, but at the same time it (the trailer) also coerced me to think of other most talked-about detective movies of Bollywood. And here comes my list. 
 
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		<keyword id="1876316" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bobby-Jasoos">Bobby Jasoos</keyword></li>
</ol> <keyword id="23" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bollywood-actress">Bollywood actress</keyword> Vidya Balan was last seen playing a detective in Bobby Jasoos. Though the movie released with the bang, but Vidya’s <keyword id="43959" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sherlock-Holmes">Sherlock Holmes</keyword> act couldn’t create much buzz on the Box Office. The movie also stars <keyword id="486750" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ali-Fazal">Ali Fazal</keyword> in the lead role opposite Vidya. 
 
 
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	<li value="2">
		Jagga Jasoos</li>
</ol> One of the much-anticipated detective films these days is <keyword id="6357861" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ranbir-kapoor">Ranbir Kapoor</keyword> and Katrina Kaif starrer Jagga Jasoos. According to the buzz, Ranbir will be seen playing a 17-year-old boy in the film. Jagga Jasoos also stars Katrina Kaif and Govinda, who will play Ranbir’s father. 
 
 
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	<li value="3">
		NH10</li>
</ol> Another <keyword id="24322" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="spy">spy</keyword> movie that everyone is looking forward to is Bollywood diva <keyword id="6357860" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anushka-Sharma">Anushka Sharma</keyword> starrer NH10. The leggy lady has reportedly done some kick ass action in the film directed by Navdeep Singh. 
 
 
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	<li value="4">
		Thank You</li>
</ol>
A detective movie with a comic angle, Thank You had Bollywood action hero <keyword id="2823" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar">Akshay Kumar</keyword> playing a detective in this Anees Bazmee movie. Akshay enacted the role of a <keyword id="2704318" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="funny-detective">funny detective</keyword> who is specialised in dealing with extra-marital affairs. 
 
 
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	<li value="5">
		Baadshah</li>
</ol> High on high-tech gadgetry, Bollywood superstar <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> starrer Baadshah was a mash-up of several Hollywood films, including If Looks Could Kill and The Nick of Time. King Khan played a <keyword id="2704317" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cool-detective">cool detective</keyword> in the film; Twinkle Khanna played his love interest. 
 
 
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	<li value="6">
		<keyword id="79972" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Agent-Vinod">Agent Vinod</keyword></li>
</ol> Saif Ali Khan was seen playing a RAW agent in the film directed by <keyword id="69762" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sriram-Raghavan">Sriram Raghavan</keyword>. The movie also had <keyword id="2165" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kareena-Kapoor">Kareena Kapoor</keyword>, who was an ISI agent in this spy thriller. The real-life couple failed to create fireworks and the movie bombed on the Box Office.

Detective Movies Are Bollywood’s New Flavour

After some great business for a couple of weeks, <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> is back to the ‘slump’ mode even as <keyword id="2409418" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vidya-Balan-Ali-Fazal-starrer">Vidya Balan-Ali Fazal-starrer</keyword> <keyword id="1876316" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bobby-Jasoos">Bobby Jasoos</keyword> hit the screen on July 4. The other release of the week was <keyword id="2409416" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arif-Ali-directed">Arif Ali-directed</keyword> <keyword id="2409419" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Romantic-drama">romantic drama</keyword> <keyword id="2232911" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lekar-Hum-Deewana-Dil">Lekar Hum Deewana Dil</keyword>, which could have gone deep into millennial psyche and become a successful coming-of-age movie with a strong romantic undertone. Instead, it turned out to be a not-so-original concoction of previous hits like <keyword id="14521" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jab-We-Met">Jab We Met</keyword> and <keyword id="6354768" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Highway">Highway</keyword> (both directed by Arif’s brother <keyword id="14373" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Imtiaz">Imtiaz</keyword>) or the age-old youth-centric flicks of Bollywood. The outcome is quite predictable – a complete washout at the <keyword id="827271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Domestic-Box-Office">domestic box office</keyword>. 
 But first things first – let us come back to <keyword id="1997475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Samar-Shaikh">Samar Shaikh</keyword>’s <keyword id="41623" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Directorial-debut">directorial debut</keyword> Bobby Jasoos, which was produced by <keyword id="981" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dia-Mirza">Dia Mirza</keyword> and <keyword id="440307" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sahil-Sangha">Sahil Sangha</keyword>. <keyword id="3844" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vidya-Balan">Vidya Balan</keyword> in a key role (remember <keyword id="6405846" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Dirty-Picture">Dirty Picture</keyword> or <keyword id="6358300" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Kahaani">Kahaani</keyword>?) has always been a treat to watch but this time, the clumsy sleuth <keyword id="2409413" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bilkis-Ahmed">Bilkis Ahmed</keyword> aka Bobby didn’t get the cash register ringing. Even after the resounding success of the <keyword id="1250908" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="romantic-thriller">romantic thriller</keyword> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/BoxOffice-Ek-Villain-A-Runaway-Success-May-Soon-Enter-Rs-100-Crore-Club/articleshow/37631847.cms">Ek Villain</a>, Vidya’s kind of seriocomic suspense went largely unappreciated. Although the movie hit nearly 1,350 screens across 39 countries including India and enjoyed considerable hype, occupancy was dismal on the debut day itself – just around 30%. The movie netted around Rs 7.5 crore at the domestic <keyword id="25892" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="box-office">box office</keyword> in the first three days and business slumped further on the crucial first Monday as the flick netted around Rs 1.25 crore, according to industry estimates. Keeping in mind its whopping budget of Rs 28 crore (cost and P&amp;A), Bobby Jasoos could be in the red if business does not pick up quickly during the first week. 
 
Interestingly, Mohit Suri-directed <keyword id="2177024" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ek-Villain">Ek Villain</keyword> is going great guns in spite of two new releases and already amassed Rs 92.90 crore at the domestic box office after the second Sunday. Thanks to 1,700 screens and 5,400 shows per day, the flick may enter the <keyword id="925977" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rs-100-crore-club">Rs 100 crore club</keyword> within the second week. 
 
 
 
 
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil had a <keyword id="2277648" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="disastrous-start">disastrous start</keyword> at the domestic box office, collecting a little over Rs 40 lakh on the opening day and just about Rs 1.41 crore after the first three days. The Monday earnings are not confirmed yet, but are estimated to be Rs 50 lakh, according to industry insiders. Starring newcomers <keyword id="433654" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Armaan-Jain">Armaan Jain</keyword> (well, he is <keyword id="2409428" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Raj-Kapoors-grandson">Raj Kapoor’s grandson</keyword>) and <keyword id="97760" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Deeksha-Seth">Deeksha Seth</keyword>, Lekar Hum has turned out to be one of the lowest grossers with a fresh cast. The movie’s budget was Rs 16 crore (cost and P&amp;A) – a clear indication that it will have to struggle hard to break even. 
 
Critically speaking, Bobby Jasoos showcases quite a few novel features. Vidya in her multiple disguises is fun to watch; the cases she solves are from everyday life and hardly require Sherlock-like qualities, and throughout the story, we get to see a vulnerable middle-class girl from an <keyword id="122267" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="orthodox">orthodox</keyword> society and an old city, trying to establish a brand new identity. The theme is a laudable one and Vidya carries it out with great vigour, breathing life into this spicy mix of fun and mystery. But the plot tumbles towards the melodramatic all too soon, making things painfully predictable in spite of the great chemistry between Vidya and <keyword id="486750" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ali-Fazal">Ali Fazal</keyword> (<keyword id="2409430" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tassavur">Tassavur</keyword>). 
 
Armaan-Deeksha-starrer Lekar Hum Deewana Dil also had the potential to be different, but the <keyword id="1636016" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="rom-com">rom-com</keyword> fails to lift interpersonal relationship to a different level of conflict, confrontation and comprehension. So you get another mundane love story at the end. Maybe <keyword id="303" type="POSITION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Director">director</keyword> <keyword id="314242" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arif-Ali">Arif Ali</keyword> was trying to churn out a perfect Bollywood hit (no wonder there was a great combo of all the great rom-coms we can possibly remember). But the next time he does it, he must remember that famous quote by Anna Quindlen – The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is... beginning the work of becoming yourself. 
 
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Bobby Jasoos No Match For Ek Villain, Lekar Hum Deewana Dil A Total Disaster

Earlier, turning producer was the tried-and-tested formula of yesteryear’s actors to be in the limelight or to launch their kids in the industry. However, as the times changed, production just became an extension of the successful acting careers. Have a look at the young Indian actors who are trying their hands in production.

Young Indian Actors Who Turned Producers

After the debacle known as Shaadi Ke Side Effects, Vidya Balan is all set to try her luck this Friday with Bobby Jasoos. And once again, it’s a film resting on her shoulders. Vidya will be seen playing a buddy detective in the film, who aspires to become the most popular detective in the city of Hyderabad. As Vidya gears up to entertain with her multiple avatars in the movie, let us take a look at the <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> stars who played detective on the silver screen in recent times. 
 
 
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8 Bollywood Sleuths Who Set Your Pulse Racing

After Ajay Devgn’s cop avatar in Singham Returns, it is now turn of <keyword id="14519" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rani-Mukerji">Rani Mukerji</keyword> to essay a cop in the latest flick <keyword id="1633187" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mardaani">Mardaani</keyword>. The movie is directed by Pradeep Sarkar and based on crime and child trafficking in India. 
 
The movie is produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj banner. Mardaani has managed get some great reviews from the critics and junta but did not get the <keyword id="25892" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="box-office">box office</keyword> ringing. In the first weekend, the movie so far has managed to collect Rs 3.45 crore on Friday (August 22) and added another Rs 3.3 crore on Saturday, as per the data collected by <a href="http://boxofficecollection.in/2014/08/25/third-day-collection-of-mardaani-1st-weekend-box-office-report.php">Box Office Cinema</a>. The business of the movie spiked on Sunday and it managed to earn Rs 5.5 crore at the box office, bringing the total weekend collections to Rs 13.71 crore. 
 
Mardaani has been released in around 1300+ screens and from reports it has been pegged that it has garnered about 20-25% occupancy level on average. The movie is doing better in the Mumbai-Maharashtra circle. 
 
The past few weeks have been pretty good with the release of movies such as Kick, Entertainment and Singham Returns, but Mardaani did not register a similar bumper opening. 
 
Rani Mukerji was last seen in Talash opposite Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor. We hope that Mardaani manages to maintain its earning over the weekdays and ends up having a decent first week collection. 
 
In 2014, we have already seen three interesting woman-oriented movies – Gulaab Gang, Queen and Bobby Jasoos – of which Queen had managed to win the hearts of the Indian audience. 
 
Apart from Mardaani, the other movies that were released this week are Mad About Dance, Life Is Beautiful and Expendables 3, but none of them have managed to create any magic at the box office. 
 
On the other hand, Singham Returns manages to hold on well in the second week of its release. The Ajay Devgn starrer has collected a total of Rs 120.98 crore in its nine-day run (till Saturday).

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