SUSPENSE

An Indian professor of art history makes investigations of her own to find her mentor's killer. After a long and dangerous investigation process, she is able to find out who the assassin is and uncovers an unexpected fact about the victim.

FAIR

THIRD PERSON

Authors Writing Style: FAIR

Characterization: FAIR

Commerciality: GOOD

Franchise Potential: GOOD

Pace: FAIR

Premise: FAIR

Structure: FAIR

Theme: FAIR

Yes, it is accurate, but the author didn't add the characteristic of any of the supporting character.

The fact that it is a mystery story led by an Indian-American female character, something different from usual.

The plot in general, as well as some situations, feel somewhat predictable and derivative.

THE STORY DOES NOT RELY ON SPECIAL EFFECTS

A female Indian-American amateur investigator à la Indiana Jones conducts the narrative.

Yes, if adapted by a talented crew and cast, it might have a fanbase centered on the main character, who is a courageous and determined woman.

Not quite the kind of story that earns Awards, and it lacks complexity and character development.

MEDIUM BUDGET

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - IN THIS CLASSIC MOVIE, INDIANA JONES IS AT THE SAME TIME A HISTORY PROFESSOR AND AN ADVENTURER LOOKING FOR ARCHEOLOGICAL TREASURES. THE INDIAN DETECTIVE - A NETFLIX TV SHOW IN WHICH AN INDIAN DETECTIVE, TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED FROM THE POLICE, HELPS INVESTIGATE A MURDER CASE.

The most original aspect of the story is its inclusivity, especially concerning the protagonist and also Faust, the main victim, who turns out to be homosexual. However, the story in general is too generic and predictable to be unique. It should have more personality in order to be memorable in an adaptation.

Rekha Rao is a very determined, courageous and intelligent woman, who will stop at nothing to conclude her journey.

Not really. It lacks originality, and a bit of further narrative character development.

Film - Streaming, Film - Indie

WORK IN PROGRESS

While the story has many positive points, it has room for improvement (see possible paths below). If you can't change the story at this point, my suggestion is using your notes as a guide to highlight the best aspects of it when taking the next steps, either putting a pitch page together, a treatment, or a presentation.

There would need to be an extensive revision and rethinking of the whole plot. That's because every beat of the narrative feels borrowed from other stories we've already read or seen. Not that everything needs to be original and different, there is no problem with repeating proven formulas. However, the narrative of the book doesn't seem to have enough going for itself, and that might strain its chances with an audience in an adaptation. Besides, the protagonist being such a courageous and defying individual, maybe the love interest for the detective character could have been handled in a different manner or even completely suppressed. It doesn't look like this particular story calls for a romance side plot, even though the author takes care to make it clear that the main character refuses to accept cultural or familiar impositions in this matter, which is the great aspect of it. In general, the story and characters lack development and more complexity, something that would enrich the whole narrative immensely and make an adaptation more compelling to watch.