The film draws inspiration from Inspector Zende`s task to apprehend Carl Bhojraj, a brutal criminal with his own flair. Set against the harsh backdrop of the 1970s and 1980s, the film depicts Zende`s obsessive pursuit of Carl Bhojraj (a fictionalised version of Charles Sobhraj). Inspector Zende is a blend of stalwarts from the Marathi Industry joining hands with Manoj Bajpayee and Jim Sarbh to bring a comic crime thriller for the audience.

The film begins with Carl Bhojraj (Jim Sarbh) fleeing Tihar jail in Delhi by slipping sleeping pills into the kheer provided to him by the police on his birthday. Zende was the man who caught Carl Bhojraj 15 years ago. Sobhraj reportedly fled from Delhi to Mumbai. Charles Sobhraj escaped from Mumbai to Goa. He and two others planned to go to America. The Mumbai police did not want to let up on their success in catching him. So Zende`s supervisor, played by Sachin Khedekar, gives him the task to find Sobhraj. Zende alone was aware of Sobhraj`s patterns, features, and movements.

The cat-and-mouse chase between Manoj and Jim will keep you hooked

The film is a pure cat-and-mouse chase with moments that shall tickle your bones. It will have you laughing until your stomach hurts. Netflix`s Inspector Zende also demonstrated power dynamics within the police force, including how police officials in Delhi want to take all of the glory while the police force in Mumbai is calculating every penny and fighting to find cash to survive in Goa for a few days. Amid their chase, the film adds hints of layered romance between Zende in his wife, who devotedly takes care of him and prays for his safety all the time.