The Perfect Murder
1988, English. Directed by Zafar Hai & M.R. Shahjahan.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Zafar HaiDirector
- M.R. ShahjahanDirector
- Naseeruddin ShahInspector Ghote
- Stellan SkarsgårdAxel Svensson
- Amjad KhanLala Heera Lal
- Madhur JaffreyMrs. Lal
- Annu KapoorTiny Man
- Archana Puran SinghMiss Twinkle
- Dalip TahilDilip Lal
- Dinshaw DajiMr. Perfect
- Johnny WalkerJain
- Mohan AgasheA.C.P. Samant
- Rajesh VivekZero Police
- Ratna Pathak ShahPratima Ghote
Details
- Released
- 3 August 1988
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- H.R.F. Keating, Zafar Hai
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The Perfect Murder runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Perfect Murder isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 August 1988. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Perfect Murder?
The Perfect Murder (1988) was directed by Zafar Hai and M.R. Shahjahan and stars Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgård, Amjad Khan.