zende inspector Netflix’s Inspector Zende offers a fresh spin on the notorious Charles Sobhraj saga, focusing less on the killer’s charisma and more on the grit and wit of the cop who caught him twice What’s on NetflixIndiatimes.
Sobhraj—renamed “Carl Bhojraj” in the film—earned the “Swimsuit Killer” label in the adaptation, a nod to his real-life monikers: “The Serpent,” “The Splitting Killer,” and “Bikini Killer.” Though linked to at least 20 murders across South and Southeast Asia, he was officially convicted of only a few TIMEWikipediawww.ndtv.com.
In Inspector Zende, Jim Sarbh brings a taunting elegance to a man who flaunted his arrogant footprints—dropping witty graffiti on police posters and manipulating prison guards from within jail walls www.ndtv.com+1. Against him stands Manoj Bajpayee’s Zende—a grounded, duty-bound family man with razor-sharp instincts and Marathi charm, playing detective in an era without digital surveillance tools www.ndtv.comPINKVILLA
