Charles Sobhraj - in Popular Culture

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  • Bollywood movie Jailbreak (2013) to be directed by Prawaal Raman and produced by Kumar Mangat is said to be based on his Prison break from Tihar Jail, New Delhi.
  • The made for TV movie Shadow of the Cobra (1989) is based on Sobhraj.
  • On the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, the character of Nicole Wallace, portrayed by Olivia d'Abo, is loosely based on Marie-AndrĂ©e Leclerc. In the episode "Slither" (which was originally to be titled "Serpentine"), Michael York appears as Bernard Fremont, Wallace's mentor and former partner-in-crime, who is clearly based on Sobhraj.
  • The punk band Bikini Kill references Sobhraj's nickname.
  • The video game series Dragon Quest's spell, Bikill, refers to the nickname "Bikini Killer" and appears in almost every title in the series. The word's modification indicates a certain awareness of Sobhraj's story. The spell makes a character's attacking ability much more vigorous, similar to the spell "Berserk" later incorporated in Final Fantasy games.
  • In Delhi Belly (film), Arup (Vir Das) refers to Nitin Beri (Kunaal Roy Kapur) as 'Nitin Sobhraj' because he plans to blackmail their landlord into paying them money.

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