Cat-and-mouse game to begin for Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma

Jaideep Ahlawat, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Vijay Varma and Sujoy Ghosh

Over the past year since the birth of her second son Jeh, Kareena Kapoor Khan may have sifted through numerous scripts, but it is only now that she is ready to report to a film set. The actor will take The Devotion of Suspect X - director Sujoy Ghosh's screen adaptation of Japanese author Keigo Higashino's acclaimed work of the same name - on floors next week. It is heard that the first schedule will be conducted in Darjeeling.

A source reveals, "It's a two-week schedule in the hill station that will see Kareena, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma film key scenes. Meanwhile, a part of the production design team will erect a set in Mehboob studio. The Mumbai leg will kick off by May-end, with Sujoy hoping to shoot a chunk of the film before the rains hit the city."

The Japanese bestseller revolves around a single mother who accidentally kills her ex-husband. What follows is a battle of wits as her neighbour helps her cover up the crime, staying one step ahead of the investigating cop. The Hindi adaptation is slated to stream on Netflix next year.