The Perfect Murder is a 1988 English-language Indian detective film directed by Zafar Hai and produced by Merchant-Ivory.

Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima.

Inspector Ghote commences his investigation and is displeased when his superiors ask him to work with a Swedish Forensic expert, Axel Svennson.

Their investigation, though prima facie simple enough, takes them through turns and twists that both had not expected - including corridors of power and corruption - and finally to the conclusion and the unmasking of the culprit(s) behind this incident.

DVD Talk said, "It's all very cute, but as with much of the humor in The Perfect Murder, we're never sure we're fully understanding the joke.