The corrupt politician
The manipulative bureaucrat
Swiss bank accounts
The well-connected guruji and his numero-astrology
The item bomb and the casting couch
Crazy movie fans
Film shooting in Switzerland
Rigged award ceremonies
The oppressed Andaman tribal
Police brutality and corruption
The Mumbai underworld
Drug deals gone bad
The honest cop and his inevitable transfer
The khadi-clad activist
The intrepid journalist
The Bhopal gas disaster
The earnest documentary maker
Call centers
Dynastic rule
Mail order bride scams
The North Indian wedding and its excesses
Pakistani terrorists
Hellfire missiles
Construction sites rife with corruption and hazard
Prayag, Sangam and naked sadhus
Rajasthani forts and Rajput honor
The dumb Texan (who spawns his own set of clichés)
27 Indian stereotypes
1 incredulous reader
6 suspects
Six Suspects has been optioned by British producer Paul Raphael’s Starfield Productions and BBC Films.