The Perfect Murder (1988)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 33min
- Action, Comedy
- 02 Mar 1990 (USA)
- Movie
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. His wife is generally disgruntled and wants a better life. He is assigned to investigate...
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Cast
| Naseeruddin Shah | ... |
Inspector Ghote
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| Stellan Skarsgård | ... |
Axel Svensson
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| Amjad Khan | ... |
Lala Heera Lal
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| Madhur Jaffrey | ... |
Mrs. Lal
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| Annu Kapoor | ... |
Tiny Man
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| Archana Puran Singh | ... |
Miss Twinkle
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| Dalip Tahil | ... |
Dilip Lal
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Dinshaw Daji | ... |
Mr. Perfect
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| Johnny Walker | ... |
Jain
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| Mohan Agashe | ... |
A.C.P. Samant
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| Rajesh Vivek | ... |
Zero Police
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| Ratna Pathak Shah | ... |
Pratima Ghote
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| Salim Ghouse | ... |
Caste-Marks Goonda
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| Sameer Kakkar | ... |
Felix Sousa
(as Sameer Kakkad)
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| Vinod Nagpal | ... |
Minister
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| Sakina Jaffrey | ... |
Neena Lal (introducing)
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Nayeem Hafizka | ... |
Prem Lal (introducing)
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Baba Majgoakar | ... |
Jeweler
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| Viju Khote | ... |
Head Constable
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Wahid Chowhan | ... |
Producer
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| Imaaduddin Shah | ... |
Ved Ghote
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| Gopi Krishna | ... |
Dance Master
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Ashley D'Silva | ... |
Photographer
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| Pearl Padamsee | ... |
Nurse
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| Lilliput | ... |
Black Shirt
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P.M. Maniar | ... |
Drunken Guest
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Aida Noorani | ... |
Student
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Bomi Kapadia | ... |
Sgt. Moos
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Directed by
| Zafar Hai | ||
| M.R. Shahjahan | ||
Written by
| H.R.F. Keating | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Zafar Hai | ... | (screenplay) |
| H.R.F. Keating | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Wahid Chowhan | ... | producer |
| Godrej | ... | associate producer |
| Ismail Merchant | ... | executive producer |
| Deepak Nayar | ... | associate producer |
| Donald Rosenfeld | ... | co-producer |
| Jitesh Vora | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Richard Robbins | ||
Cinematography by
| Walter Lassally | ||
Editing by
| Charles Rees | ||
Editorial Department
| Munna Rizvi | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Jennifer Jaffrey | ||
Production Design by
| Sartaj Noorani | ||
| Kiran Patki | ||
Art Direction by
| Ram Yedekar | ||
Set Decoration by
| Agnes Fernandes | ||
Costume Design by
| Sally Turner | ||
Makeup Department
| Mariam Samuel | ... | hair stylist (as Marium Samuel) |
| Mustaque Sheikh | ... | makeup artist (as Mushtaq Sheikh) |
Production Management
| Waman Y. Mohile | ... | production manager (as Waman Mohile) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nayeem Hafizka | ... | third assistant director |
| Ajit Mann | ... | third assistant director |
| Mark Potter | ... | assistant director |
| Fahad Samar | ... | third assistant director |
| Shahjahan | ... | second assistant director (as Shahjehan) |
Art Department
| Tom Freeman | ... | property master |
| Agnes Goveas | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Prashant Gupta | ... | dubbing assistant: Bombay |
| Richard King | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Andrew Morris | ... | boom operator (as Andy Morris) |
| Anna Shepherd | ... | sound editor |
| Mike Shoring | ... | sound |
| Jon Silverside | ... | sound editor |
Stunts
| Akbar Bakshi | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Sham Kaushal | ... | stunt coordinator (as Kaushal) |
| Moses | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mulchand Dedhia | ... | gaffer |
| Tony Garrett | ... | assistant camera |
| Rajesh Joshi | ... | second unit camera |
| Jahangir Khan | ... | still photographer |
| Natarajan | ... | clapper loader |
| Gyanchand Rikki | ... | chief grip |
| Sooni Taraporevala | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Vasant Chayan | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Vasant Chavan) |
Music Department
| Keith Grant | ... | music mixer |
| Zakir Hussain | ... | musician: tabla |
| Sultan Khan | ... | musician: sarangi |
| Harry Rabinowitz | ... | conductor |
| Robert Stewart | ... | music associate |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sabra Van Dolsen | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Chris Allies | ... | title designer |
| Joyce Barneto | ... | production secretary (as Joyce Barnetto) |
| Rakesh Mehra | ... | production assistant |
| Rambali Mishra | ... | production assistant |
| Tabrez Noorani | ... | production assistant |
| Bunny Reuben | ... | director of publicity |
| Shahnaz Vahanvaty | ... | production coordinator (as Shanaz Vahanvaty) |
| James O'Donnell | ... | forensic officer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Merchant Ivory Productions (UK)
- Perfect Movie Productions (in association with)
Distributors
- Enterprise Pictures Limited (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cohen Media Group (2015) (United States)
- Curzon Film Distributors (1988) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Merchant Ivory Productions (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (1991) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Odyssey Video (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1988) (Australia) (video)
- The Criterion Collection (2005) (United States) (DVD) (in association with)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Air India (acknowledgements)
- Kim Cine Equipment (equipment)
- Peerless Camera Company (title opticals)
- Twickenham Film Studios (music recorded at)
Storyline
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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. His wife is generally disgruntled and wants a better life. 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. Axel is thrilled to get a closer look at the working of the Bombay Police, but also realizes that Ghote may not be one of their best police officers. When their friendship develops, he gets invited to Ghote's house, and gets to meet Pratima. Their investigation, though Prima Facie simple enough, takes them through turns and twists that both had not expected - including corridors of power and corruption - and finally to the conclusion and the unmasking of the culprit(s) behind this incident. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | (Cameo) H.R.F. Keating: Writer, around eight minutes into the movie. After Inspector Ghote attacks Inspector Svensson thinking he is a diamond smuggler. When the real diamond smuggler realizes that his courier tiny man (Annu Kapoor) has fled, he decides to take a flight out of India and goes to ticketing counter to inquire for the next flight. H. R. F. Keating appears as passenger on the ticket counter in scene. See more » |