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Inspector Zende On OTT:  Manoj Bajpayee is back with another cop role but this time more intense and interesting part. As per the trailer, the movie focuses on the cat-and-mouse chase between a determined police officer and a most-wanted criminal. It will anwer who will win and lose in this game. Since the trailer launch, the movie has become the centre of talk for several reasons, as many fans predicted that it is based on Charles Sobhraj. So, is it true? Yes, Manoj Bajpayee’s character has been inspired by police officer Madhukar Zende and Jim Sarbh as Carl Bhojraj, a character inspired by the infamous serial killer Charles Sobhraj.

When And Where To Watch Inspector Zende Online?

The movie is slated to release on Netflix on September 5. While sharing the trailer, the OTT platform wrote on Instagram, “Madhukar Zende ka sabse bada mission ab shuru. Interpol’s most wanted ko pakadna. Watch Inspector Zende, starring Manoj Bajpayee and Jim Sarbh, out 5 September, only on Netflix.”

 

What To Expect From Inspector Zende?

Inspector Zende focuses on real life police officer named Madhukar B Zende, who had made headlines for capturing the infamous ‘bikini’ killer, Charles Sobhraj. The officer took creative liberties to catch the most wanted criminal. The series is set against the backdrop of the 1970s and 1980s in Mumbai, where policing was about grit, much ahead of the era of CCTV and cyber forensics. The movie will have a humorous take on the well-known police case in India.

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Who Are There In Inspector Zende?

The movie features Manoj Bajpayee as Inspector Madhukar Bapurao Zende, Jim Sarbh as Carl Bhojraj, Sachin Khedekar, Girija Oak, Bhalchandra Kadam as Bhalchandra Patil, Harish Dudhade as Jacob, Bharat Savale as Naik, Nitin Bhajan as Deshmane and Onkar Raut as Patekar.

Inspector Zende has been written and directed by Chinmay Mandlekar and produced by Jay Shewakramani and Om Raut.

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How Madhukar Zende Caught Charles Sobhraj?

In a promotion event, Madhukar Zende met Manoj Bajpayee and recounted the Sobhraj’s mahunt. He said, “So I got a tip which said that he was in Goa, trying to switch from a smaller boat to a bigger cruise. His wife was in America and he was trying to contact her. So we got a number, it was his motorcycle number. With that number, I went to Goa. There were pilot taxis there, so I went around saying, ‘My brother has run off with my vehicle,’ and then a 16-year-old boy told me, ‘You are very cunning.’ I asked him what he meant. He said, ‘That car is new, peacock-coloured, the chain covers haven’t even been fitted yet. And the man driving it is European, he is fair. You are dark-skinned. How can he be your brother?’ Then I was sure that he must have been here.”

“I was standing at the Borivali junction for security arrangements, so when he (Rajiv Gandhi) saw (me) he told his driver to stop the car. ‘I want to meet him,’ (he said). The security officer told him, ‘Sir, not here.’ But then everyone knows that once even the Prime Minister had stopped his car to meet Zende. The next day, he called me and congratulated me; it was his goodness.”