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More Bollywood actors seem to be making the shift towards digital streaming apps — recently Shah Rukh Khan announced the launch of his own OTT app SRK+ and now Kareena Kapoor has disclosed she's making her digital debut with Indian director Sujoy Ghosh’s Netflix murder mystery film. The film is a screen adaptation of the Japanese novel The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino.

"And so it begins...12th Street Entertainment & Northern Lights Films in association with Boundscript and Kross Pictures present a Netflix Original directed by Sujoy Ghosh," Kapoor captioned her Instagram post announcing the news. It included a candid video of Kapoor arriving at a table-read and singing along to a song, keeping it light. She also attached shots with three other actors in the post.

Untitled at the moment, the murder mystery will also star Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma in pivotal roles. Talking about the film, Ghosh said in a statement, “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!!”

Netflix India tweeted the news, bursting with excitement.

“Our members love engaging with new thrillers — be it for the suspense, the twists or the unexpectedness of what happens next. Thrillers are integral to our Indian film slate and we can’t wait to bring to our members our adaptation of the bestseller The Devotion of Suspect X," Pratiksha Rao, director of films and licensing at Netflix India said in a statement.

“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," The Jab We Met actor commented on the project.