Inspector Zende(2025)
Hindi112 mins
When serial killer Carl Bhojraj escapes prison and resurfaces in Mumbai, the determined Inspector Zende steps up to nab the cunning fugitive once more.
Director:Chinmay Mandlekar
Mood:
upliftingsuspensefulfunny
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 4 September 2025
- Director
- Chinmay Mandlekar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rating
- 6.4/10
Storyline
A serial killer escapes from prison and returns to Mumbai. Inspector Zende must track him down and catch him again.
“A killer's loose. One cop can stop him.”
Film Details
6.4Rating
112Minutes
HindiLanguage
U/A 16+Certificate
Release Date4 September 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
upliftingsuspensefulfunny
Themes
justiceidentity
Tonesatirical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withfriends
Violence3
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
A
Ashwath BhattACP Vyas
→#2Jim SarbhCarl Bhojraj
→#3
B
Bhalchandra KadamPatil
→#4
S
Sukumar TuduTyagi
→#5
A
Ajeet Singh PalawatTomar
→#6
#7P
Peter DelightDavid
→M
Manoj BajpayeeInspector Madhukar Zende
→#8S
Sachin KhedekarDGP Chandrakant Purandhare
→#9
G
Girija OakVijaya Zende
→#10
#11H
Harish DudhadeJacob
→C
Chinmay MandlekarDirector
→#12O
Om RautCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title character is named after a real-life police officer from Maharashtra who was known for his integrity.
- Director Chinmay Mandlekar, primarily known as an actor, chose this project for his directorial debut in Hindi cinema.
- The antagonist's full name, Carl Bhojraj, combines a Western first name with a traditional Indian surname, hinting at a mixed background.
- Parts of the movie were shot in rarely-filmed locations in Mumbai, like the Sewri mudflats, to create a distinctive visual tone.
- The screenplay was workshopped at a writers' lab in 2023, which is uncommon for a mainstream Hindi commercial film.
- A key chase sequence pays homage to a famous scene from the 1975 Hindi film 'Sholay', but using modern Mumbai's metro system.
- The film's promotional campaign involved interactive social media puzzles that mirrored the killer's clues in the story.