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The Perfect Murder (1988)

1988-08-03 · 1h 33m · EN
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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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M.R. ShahjahanDirectorZafar HaiDirector

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Naseeruddin ShahNaseeruddin ShahInspector GhoteStellan SkarsgårdStellan SkarsgårdAxel SvenssonAmjad KhanAmjad KhanLala Heera LalMadhur JaffreyMadhur JaffreyMrs. LalAnnu KapoorAnnu KapoorTiny ManArchana Puran SinghArchana Puran SinghMiss TwinkleDalip TahilDalip TahilDilip LalJohnny WalkerJohnny WalkerJainMohan AgasheMohan AgasheA.C.P. SamantRatna Pathak ShahRatna Pathak ShahPratima GhoteRajesh VivekRajesh VivekZero Police

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Genre affinityThriller · MysteryNarrative complexityMysteryDirector preference1072621 · 258520Actor preference258502 · 106454 · 386887Country preferenceGbDecade preference1980

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What is The Perfect Murder about?

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.

How long is The Perfect Murder?

The Perfect Murder has a runtime of 93 minutes.