In Pictures – 7 Bollywood Celebrities who played Detectives Onscreen

Akshaye Khanna

36 China Town is a 2006 Bollywood comedy murder mystery film directed by Abbas-Mustan. Akshaye Khanna plays a role of Chief Inspector, Karan.

Anil Kapoor

Race is a 2008 Bollywood suspense thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan. Anil Kapoor plays a role of Inspector RD, a private detective accompanied by his idiotic assistant Mini (Sameera Reddy).

Shah Rukh Khan

Baadshah is a 1999 Bollywood Thriller Comedy and action film directed by Abbas-Mustan. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan opposite Twinkle Khanna in lead roles. Shah Rukh Khan playes a role of a young man living with his mother who wishes to follow in his late father's footsteps by working as a detective. He runs Baadshah Detective Agency out of a Mumbai office full of cheesy detective gadgetry.

Akshay Kumar

Thank You is a 2011 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by UTV Motion Pictures.The film was released on 8 April 2011.Thank You is about three married men trying to have some fun outside their marriage. Akshay Kumar plays a role of private detective who specialises in extra-marital relationships.

Emraan Hashmi

Gangster is a 2006 Indian romantic crime drama film. He plays an undercover investigator hired to capture a notorious gangster, Daya.

Saif Ali Khan

Agent Vinod a 2012 Indian action spy film directed by Sriram Raghavan. Saif plays the role of a spy, a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) agent. Agent Vinod was shot in India, Morocco, Russia, Latvia, UK, Pakistan and South Africa.

Vidya Balan

Bobby Jasoos is a 2014 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Samar Shaikh and produced by Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha.Vidya Balan who played a role of Bilkis "Bobby" Ahmed, a Hyderabadi woman who aspires to be a detective despite facing a series of obstacles. To pursue her passion of spying, Bobby solves petty neighbourhood cases.