United States / Aug 03, 1988
The Perfect Murder (1988)
Directed by Zafar Hai, M.R. Shahjahan
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1h 33min
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Nayeem Hafizka | Prem Lal (introducing) |
| Baba Majgoakar | Jeweler |
| Viju Khote | Head Constable |
| Wahid Chowhan | Producer |
| Imaad Shah | Ved Ghote |
| Gopi Krishna | Dance Master |
| Pearl Padamsee | Nurse |
| Lilliput (M. M. Faruqui) | Black Shirt |
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| Bomi Kapadia | Sgt. Moos |
Genres
ThrillerMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Perfect Murder |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Merchant Ivory Productions |
| Release date | 3 agosto 1988 |
| Executive producer | Ismail Merchant |
| Production | Deepak Nayar, Jitesh Vora, Donald Rosenfeld, Wahid Chowhan |
| Writer | H.R.F. Keating, Zafar Hai |
| Casting | Jennifer Jaffrey |
| Editing | Charles Rees |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Assistant directors | Zafar Hai, M.R. Shahjahan |
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| Camera operators | Walter Lassally |
| Additional photography | Walter Lassally |
| Production design | Sartaj Noorani, Kiran Patki, Ram Yedekar, Agnes Fernandes |
| Art direction | Ram Yedekar, Sartaj Noorani, Kiran Patki, Agnes Fernandes |
| Set decoration | Agnes Fernandes, Sartaj Noorani, Kiran Patki, Ram Yedekar |
| Music | Richard Robbins |
| Sound | Richard Robbins |
| Costume design | Sally Turner |
| Makeup | Sally Turner |
| Hairstyling | Sally Turner |
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