Inspector Zende

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Inspector Zende

2025

1h 51m

Comedy

Drama

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An ingenious murderer, Carl Bhojraj, breaks out of prison, so determined Detective Zende chases the escapee once more through Mumbai.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

...the attempt at a serio-comic tone falls flat with only an occasional leap or two, with the writing struggling to match the audacity of the criminal and the enterprise of his nemesis.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 6, 2025

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Rahul Desai

The Hollywood Reporter

A clumsy but watchable cop comedy.

Sep 5, 2025

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Devesh Sharma

Filmfare

A lighter take on a dark chapter of history, Inspector Zende may not thrill, but it does amuse.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 5, 2025

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Archika Khurana

The Times of India

What sets Inspector Zende apart from other true-crime thrillers is its tone. Rather than brooding intensity, it embraces levity, almost positioning itself as a family-friendly thriller.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 5, 2025

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Lachmi Deb Roy

Firstpost

It’s indeed a quirky comedy and a great weekend watch and the best thing is the script is sharp and the performances are brilliant. And as for Manoj Bajpayee, he truly knows his craft.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 5, 2025

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Nandini Ramnath

Scroll.in

Mandlekar, the actor who makes his directing debut with this film, treats Zende’s best-known exploit like one big joke. The shallow, silly script feels like an early draft, with barely any attention paid to Carl and too much focus on the hunt for him.

Sep 5, 2025

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Nimesh U

I don’t know Why have they made this film. Wasted their resources, money & time & time of viewers too.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Trupti R

Subject is handled differently humours were nice liked the movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Deepak S

Very childish direction and screenplay lacking the use of fine actors like Manoj Vajpayee and Other central characters incl Carl. Waste of time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Inspector Zende directed by Chinmay Mandelkar perfectly fits the definition of a quirky cop versus criminal saga. There is a very goofy tone to the proceedings. This both a plus and minus. Plus because the movie is a perfect stress buster. The minus point those expecting more intensity would be disappointed. Nevertheless the cast coupled with the humour make the movie sail through. My full review available in own website rigoberthareviews.com

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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biren t

Only watched first 20 minutes , very Bad acting, dialogues, comedy, got headache 😕

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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Chinmay Mandlekar

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Jim Sarbh

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Synopsis

An ingenious murderer, Carl Bhojraj, breaks out of prison, so determined Detective Zende chases the escapee once more through Mumbai.

Director: Chinmay Mandlekar
Producer: Om Raut, Jay Shewakramani
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Retrophiles
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2025
Runtime: 1h 51m

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