Detective Sherdil, which has released today on Zee5, has a promising storyline. The execution is stylish and a few scenes here and there are amusing and entertaining. The suspense is unpredictable, a must for any murder mystery. However, the beginning is messy while the writing has loopholes. Nothing called a 'post-mortem' exists in the world shown in the film. A few developments are silly while no backstory is provided for Sherdil's association with Natasha (Diana Penty). Diljit Dosanjh, however, is the saving grace of the film. He's usually loud and over-the-top. Here, he's subtle and it works well. Diana Penty is dependable, as always. Boman Irani, Ratna Pathak Shah and Sumeet Vyas are aptly cast. Banita Sandhu leaves a huge mark. Arjun Tanwar makes a confident debut. Chunky Panday does fine but is let down by the writing. Mikhail (Detective Danny) and Kashmira Irani Saxena (Falak) are memorable. All in all, Detective Sherdil is disappointing and worth watching only for Diljit Dosanjh and a few amusing scenes.

My rating - ** out of 5!