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Manoj Bajpayee’s Inspector Zende is out to catch Carl Bhojraj in Netflix’s upcoming crime comedy, a notorious criminal who is clearly, and hilariously, modeled after the infamous French serial killer Charles Shobharaj.
Directed by Chinmay Mandlekar, the trailer opens by introducing Jim Sarbh as “Interpol’s most wanted criminal,” who manages to escape from Tihar Jail. News reports dub Carl as the ‘Bikini Killer’ and ‘Swimsuit Killer’. The plot then follows a team of Mumbai cops, led by Manoj Bajpayee, determined to track him down and throw him back behind bars.
Although Jim Sarbh is playing only a parodied knock-off of Charles Shobharaj, he seems far more aptly cast in the role compared to Sidhant Gupta, who portrayed Shobharaj in Netflix’s critically acclaimed series Black Warrant. Even if the character wasn’t given a similar sounding name, just by the looks of Sarbh in the trailer, you could tell who the character is inspired by.
Joining Manoj Bajpayee as fellow cops in ‘Inspector Zende’ are actors Sachin Khedekar, popular comedian Bhau Kadam, and Harish Dudhade. Bhau Kadam delivers one of the trailer’s funniest lines with a perfectly deadpan expression (which is precisely what makes it so comical), introducing himself under the fake alias “Rishi Kapoor” during an undercover mission to capture Carl.
From the looks of the trailer, the show promises a breezy, light-hearted take on the crime-comedy genre.
‘Inspector Zende‘ will premiere on Netflix on September 5.
Watch the trailer on YouTube.
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