The Perfect Murder_
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.
Starring
Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgård, Amjad Khan
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Perfect Murder was released 38 years ago in 1988.
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 as...
The Perfect Murder is a Thriller, Mystery film with a runtime of 1h 33m.
CAST (20)
Naseeruddin Shah
Inspector Ghote
Stellan Skarsgård
Axel Svensson
Amjad Khan
Lala Heera Lal
Madhur Jaffrey
Mrs. Lal
Annu Kapoor
Tiny Man
Archana Puran Singh
Miss Twinkle
Dalip Tahil
Dilip Lal
DD
Dinshaw Daji
Mr. Perfect
Johnny Walker
Jain
Mohan Agashe
A.C.P. Samant
Rajesh Vivek
Zero Police
Ratna Pathak Shah
Pratima Ghote
Salim Ghouse
Caste-Marks Goonda
Sameer Kakkar
Felix Sousa
Vinod Nagpal
Minister
Sakina Jaffrey
Neena Lal (introducing)
NH
Nayeem Hafizka
Prem Lal (introducing)
BM
Baba Majgoakar
Jeweler
Viju Khote
Head Constable
WC
Wahid Chowhan
Producer
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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 (1h 33m).
Who stars in The Perfect Murder?
The cast of The Perfect Murder includes Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgård, Amjad Khan, Madhur Jaffrey, Annu Kapoor.
What is the rating of The Perfect Murder?
The Perfect Murder has a rating of 5.9 out of 10 based on 8 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Thriller
Mystery