The Perfect Murder
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The Perfect Murder is a 1988 Indian-English crime film directed by Zafar Hai, based on H.R.F. Keating’s Inspector Ghote novel and featuring Persis Khambatta in a prominent role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Perfect Murder canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9794230 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Perfect Murder Context triple: [Persis Khambatta, notableWork, The Perfect Murder]
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A.
A Perfect Murder
A Perfect Murder is a 1998 American thriller film, loosely based on Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder, starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen.
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B.
Murder in the First
Murder in the First is an American legal drama television series centered on complex homicide investigations that unfold over the course of an entire season.
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C.
Getting Away with Murder
"Getting Away with Murder" is a 2004 hard rock/nu metal song by American band Papa Roach, known for its politically charged lyrics and heavy, radio-friendly sound.
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D.
The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door is a true-crime psychology book by David M. Buss that explores the evolutionary and emotional roots of homicidal behavior in everyday people.
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E.
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town is a true-crime book that examines the 1996 murder of JonBenét Ramsey and the subsequent investigation and media frenzy surrounding the case.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Perfect Murder Target entity description: The Perfect Murder is a 1988 Indian-English crime film directed by Zafar Hai, based on H.R.F. Keating’s Inspector Ghote novel and featuring Persis Khambatta in a prominent role.
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A.
A Perfect Murder
A Perfect Murder is a 1998 American thriller film, loosely based on Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder, starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen.
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B.
Murder in the First
Murder in the First is an American legal drama television series centered on complex homicide investigations that unfold over the course of an entire season.
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C.
Getting Away with Murder
"Getting Away with Murder" is a 2004 hard rock/nu metal song by American band Papa Roach, known for its politically charged lyrics and heavy, radio-friendly sound.
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D.
The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door is a true-crime psychology book by David M. Buss that explores the evolutionary and emotional roots of homicidal behavior in everyday people.
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E.
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town is a true-crime book that examines the 1996 murder of JonBenét Ramsey and the subsequent investigation and media frenzy surrounding the case.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian-English film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Inspector Ghote novel
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novel by H. R. F. Keating ⓘ |
| castMember |
Amjad Khan
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Annu Kapoor ⓘ Dalip Tahil ⓘ Johnny Walker ⓘ Madhur Jaffrey ⓘ Naseeruddin Shah ⓘ Persis Khambatta ⓘ Saeed Jaffrey ⓘ Stellan Skarsgård ⓘ |
| character | Inspector Ghote ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Zafar Hai ⓘ |
| distributor | National Film Development Corporation of India ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Mumbai ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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mystery ⓘ |
| hasProminentRole | Persis Khambatta ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Inspector Ghote adaptations ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Channel 4 Films
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linked to:
Film4 Productions
National Film Development Corporation of India ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Zafar Hai ⓘ |
| setting | Mumbai ⓘ |
| title | The Perfect Murder ⓘ |
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Subject: The Perfect Murder Description of subject: The Perfect Murder is a 1988 Indian-English crime film directed by Zafar Hai, based on H.R.F. Keating’s Inspector Ghote novel and featuring Persis Khambatta in a prominent role.
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