It
looks
like
Diljit
Dosanjh
is
having
a
field
day
with
this
one,
one
hopes
his
joy
rubs
off
on
viewers
as
well,
notes
Mayur
Sanap.
In
my
book,
there’s
no
such
thing
as
a
bad
Dilijit
Dosanjh
performance.
There’s
a
genuine
likeability
to
the
actor
that
can
light
up
even
the
most
generic
material.
Last
year’s
Crew
is
a
recent
example,
where
he
made
the
most
of
his
brief
screen
time
as
Kriti
Sanon’s
love
interest.
Similar
to
the
customs
officer
in
that
film,
Diljit
gets
into
a
polished,
hotshot
personality
in
Detective
Sherdil,
where
he
plays
a
sharp-minded
investigator
navigating
a
murder
mystery.
Because
this
detective
is
played
by
Diljit,
there’s
an
ample
display
of
wit
and
quirks
to
the
role
and
a
few
punchy
one-liners
that
fill
up
its
trailer.
The
premise
seems
to
follow
the
template
of
Agatha
Christie-style
whodunnit:
One
murder,
many
suspects,
and
a
razor-sharp
mind
at
play
finding
out
the
murderer.
This
is
the
template
that
the
Indian
streaming
space
is
currently
in
love
with.
Dilijit
is
Karamchand,
a
cross
between
desi
Byomkesh
Bakshi
and
videsi
Sherlock
Holmes.
He
is
investigating
an
assassination
of
a
wealthy
business
tycoon
whose
murder
puts
his
family
members
under
suspicion.
The
ensemble
cast
piques
your
interest
that
comes
with
familiar
faces
like
Ratna
Pathak
Shah,
Boman
Irani,
Sumeet
Vyas,
Banita
Sandhu,
Chunky
Panday,
Kashmira
Irani,
and
Diana
Penty.
Diljit
reunites
with
his
Jogi
Director
Ali
Abbas
Zafar,
who
serves
as
a
creative
mind
on
this
film
as
a
co-writer.
The
idea
of
putting
Diljit
into
the
shoes
of
Benoit
Blanc
might
have
seemed
interesting
on
paper,
but
it
isn’t
used
to
any
great
effect.
The
major
reason
is
that
we
have
seen
this
template
many
times
now
and
it
has
been
done
so
much
better
by
others.
I
also
wish
the
humour
was
funnier.
The
jokes
are
outdated
and
the
comedic
beats
are
looking
tired.
Looks
like
Diljit
is
having
a
field
day
with
this
one,
one
hopes
his
joy
rubs
off
on
viewers
as
well.
Detective
Sherdil
arrives
on
ZEE5
on
June
20.
