Inspector Zende Movie Review: What do you think of when we say a Bollywood cop-criminal film? Dark, intense and larger-than-life, sprinkled with masala, with a dash of slick? It is these tropes that make them excruciatingly predictable. The righteous hero aka the cop versus the immoral criminal villain. A tragedy that fuels the former’s mission. Instant justice. Vigilantism. Stylised, slow-motion introduction sequences. A romantic angle. A mole in the system. Lots of dialogue-baazi and over-the-top action sequences.
And oh, a sexy item number featuring a diva with an hourglass physique to offer the hero the time and the space to catch hold of the delinquent and the audience some titillating respite. Rarely do you come across a cop-nabs-criminal story laced and infused with comic elements. And that’s exactly what makes Inspector Zende stand out. It’s based on Inspector Madhukar B Zende’s pursuit to capture the infamous murderer, Charles Shobraj, that he recounted in his memoir, Mumbai’s Most Wanted.
