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The Perfect Murder

The Perfect Murder

19885.91h 33m

Overview

Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years. He is assigned to investigate the deadly assault on a Parsi man named Perfect, who is the Secretary of Lala Heera Lal, a wealthy man with underworld links. Inspector Ghote commences his investigation and is displeased when his superiors ask him to work with a Swedish Forensic Expert by the name of Axel Svennson.

Directed by Zafar Hai
Written by H.R.F. Keating, Zafar Hai
Produced by Wahid Chowhan
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Top Cast

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Inspector Ghote

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Axel Svensson

Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan

Lala Heera Lal

Madhur Jaffrey

Madhur Jaffrey

Mrs. Lal

Annu Kapoor

Annu Kapoor

Tiny Man

Archana Puran Singh

Archana Puran Singh

Miss Twinkle

Dalip Tahil

Dalip Tahil

Dilip Lal

D

Dinshaw Daji

Mr. Perfect

Johnny Walker

Johnny Walker

Jain

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe

A.C.P. Samant

About The Perfect Murder

The Perfect Murder is a thriller, mystery film released in 1988. Directed by Zafar Hai, it stars Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgård, Amjad Khan. Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years. He is assigned to investigate the deadly assault on a Parsi man named Perfect, who is the Secretary of Lala Heera Lal, a wealthy man with underworld links. Inspector Ghote commences his investigation and is displeased when his superiors ask him to work with a Swedish Forensic Expert by the name of Axel Svennson.

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