Ishqbaaaz: Nakuul Mehta happy to play Indian Sherlock Holmes

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Mumbai: Actor Nakuul Mehta says he is happy to play the Indian version of popular fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in a TV show.

As per the current track of the show Ishqbaaaz, an unexpected murder takes place in the Oberoi mansion that will turn Shivaay (Nakuul) into a true detective.

"I have been a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. I was thrilled when I got to know that I will be playing a similar mystery solver on 'Ishqbaaaz' and I am very happy to play the Indian Sherlock Holmes in the show," Nakuul said in a statement.

"As an actor, it was always my dream to play the popular detective and viewers will soon see me in a never-seen-before avatar of a detective," he added.