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Filmi Score
Very good
9 reviews
65
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Critics largely credit Manoj Bajpayee's performance for making this real-life manhunt comedy watchable and often funny, though many call the script shallow, Jim Sarbh's villain underwritten, and the climax underdeveloped.
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Summary
Inspector Zende (2025, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 65 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
When serial killer Carl Bhojraj escapes prison and resurfaces in Mumbai, the determined Inspector Zende steps up to nab the cunning fugitive once more.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed and written by Chinmay Mandlekar · music Ketan Sodha & Sanket Sane
Chinmay MandlekarDirector · Writer
Ketan SodhaMusic
Sanket SaneMusic
Vishal SinhaCinematography
Meghna Manchanda SenEditing
Manoj BajpayeeLead
Jim Sarbh
Bhalchandra Kadam
Sachin Khedekar
Girija Oak
Harish Dudhade
Vaibhav Mangle
Onkar Raut
Bharat Savale
Devaang Bagga
Nitin Bhajan
Sukumar Tudu
Full crew
SoundAnirban Sengupta
Production designRajesh Choudhary
CostumeMahesh Sherla
ChoreographyJai Malhotra
LyricsSwanand Kirkire
VFXVijay Rajbhar · Basannt Raj Singh
ActionRiyaz Shaikh · Habib Sayed
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Summary
When serial killer Carl Bhojraj escapes prison and resurfaces in Mumbai, the determined Inspector Zende steps up to nab the cunning fugitive once more.
Inspector Zende (2025, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 65 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
9 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 9 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Trisha Gaur · 5 Sep 2025
Inspector Zende Movie Review: Manoj Bajpayee & Jim Sarbh Playing Chor Police Is My Favorite Genre Ft. Bambai Cha Paandu ‘Bhau Kadam’ Winning This Game! Read it there →
Published · 4/5
Filmi’s reading 82
80
Radhika Sharma · 5 Sep 2025
Inspector Zende Review: Manoj Bajpayee, Jim Sarbh Are Phenomenal In This Netflix True Crime Story Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Lachmi Deb Roy · 5 Sep 2025
Netflix's ‘Inspector Zende’ Movie Review: Manoj Bajpayee shines in the role of real-life Inspector Madhukar... Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 6 Sep 2025
3.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 76
70
Anuj Kumar · 5 Sep 2025
The Hindu finds the true-crime chase otherwise generic but says heart-warming moments and a malleable Manoj Bajpayee keep it watchable, praising… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Devesh Sharma · 5 Sep 2025
Inspector Zende Review: Manoj Bajpayee and Jim Sarbh Shine in Their Respective Roles | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 60
60
Shubhra Gupta · 5 Sep 2025
Inspector Zende movie review: Manoj Bajpayee-Jim Sarbh’s patchy film fails to leave an impact Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 35
40
Nandini Ramnath · 5 Sep 2025
Scroll calls the script shallow and underwritten, treating a real-life exploit as one big joke with little attention paid to the villain, though… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 9 readings; 7 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Inspector Zende: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Inspector Zende's OTT release date?
Inspector Zende arrived on OTT on 5 Sep 2025 on Netflix in India.
Where can I watch Inspector Zende?
Inspector Zende is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Inspector Zende?
Inspector Zende has a Filmi Score of 65 (Very good), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 32 (Scroll.in) to 82 (Koimoi). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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