The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty

The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty
GenreCrime, Drama
Based onMurder of Syed Modi[1]
Written byPriyanka Ghatak
Directed byShashant Shah
Ravit Kumar Tyagi
Starring
Music bySalim–Sulaiman
ComposerSalim–Sulaiman
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerRohit Hippalgaonkar
ProducersAshoke Pandit
Roshan Kanal
CinematographySantosh Thundiyil
Amar Kamble
EditorJeetu Rall
Production companiesAshoke Pandit Production
Daytee Pictures
Original release
NetworkZee5
Release1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)

The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language crime drama streaming television series written by Priyanka Ghatak and directed by Shashant Shah and Ravit Kumar Tyagi and Shashant Shah. Its stars Arunoday Singh, Ashwini Kalsekar, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Kishori Shahane, Tridha Choudhury, Satish Kaushik, Shakti Anand, Sikandar Kher, Shiv Panditt, and others.[2][3][4]

Though not officially acknowledged, but the series is very clearly based on badminton star Syed Modi murder case.[5] The characters of Table Tennis player Shiraz Malik, his wife Antara Dixit, politician Ranveer Pratap Singh and his wife Chitrangada Singh prime-facie very apparently resemble Badminton player Syed Modi, his wife Amita Singh, then Amita Modi, Congress politician Sanjay Sinh and his wife Garima Singh.[6]

Cast

  • Arunoday Singh as Ranveer Pratap Singh, very apparently based on then Congress leader Sanjay Sinh.
  • Sikandar Kher as Vidhur Mehra
  • Shiv Panditt as Shiraz Malik, very apparently based on Syed Modi
  • Tridha Choudhury as Antaraa Dixit, very apparently based on then Amita Modi, wife of Syed Modi
  • Hrishitaa Bhatt as Chitrangadha Singh, very apparently based on Garima Singh, wife of Sanjay Sinh
  • Shakti Anand as Sanjeev Singh
  • Ashwini Kalsekar as Abha Abhyankar
  • Satish Kaushik as Laxman Chotrani
  • Kishori Shahane as Gayatri Dixit
  • Mahendra Shrivas as Jagan
  • Prateek Dogra as Abhinav Mathur
  • Resh Lamba as Miraz
  • Bobby Khanna as Politician
  • Aroop Paul as Joint Director of CBI
  • Anil Kumar as Bodhi Singh
  • Shreya Sinha as Reporter
  • Dinesh Kaushik as Anand Sehgal
  • VJimmy Sharma as Naulakha
  • Ramakant Dayma as Judge
  • Vivek Savarikar as Corrupt leader

Plot

Syed Modi murder case, as regards a seven-time national badminton champion Syed Modi, served as the inspiration for this television series, though it was not officially acknowledge by the makers.[7][8][9][10]

Though the characters are called Ranveer Pratap Singh and his wife Chitrangadha Singh with Shiraz Malik, his wife Antaraa Dixit, they are very apparently based on the characters of Sanjay Sinh, his wife Garima Singh, Syed Modi and his then wife Amita Modi.

The web series details every action that led to this expert shuttler being shot and killed as he left a stadium following a normal practise, while making such visible transformations like changing his name and the name he played. The CBI began the investigation and found evidence pointing at a prominent politician, Sanjay Singh, and he was arrested. However, the conspiracy, the conspirators and the motive behind the murder are far more complicated than is apparent on the surface.[11][12]

Release

The series was premiered on 1 January 2020 on OTT platform Zee5.[13]

Reception

Hindustan Times wrote "A few colourless comments by Sikander’s subordinate look like a forced attempt to add some humour but in vain. The forever silent brother of the late sportsman, who watches the court proceedings with moist eyes leaves the viewer with a similar expression."[14]

Critic Deepa Gahlot listed the series one out of ten political dramas on OTT.[15]

Amar Ujala rated the series 3.5 stars out of 5.[16]

Binged gave a negative opinion and wrote "The courtroom sequences feel so over the top and narratively inconsistent. The writing also gets weaker towards the end where it (the writing) becomes very crucial to engage."[17]

The Envoy Web wrote "An absorbing and sensational story-line could not be converted into an interesting fare by director Shashant Shah. He has faltered maybe owing to the need of balancing a true story with fictional liberties."[18]

Trivia

Before this, Actor and director Dev Anand had made a thriller movie based on the murder of Modi. Sau Crore was released in 1991 with the role of Modi being played by Raman Kapoor. The movie was a surprise hit at the box office.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? – Zee5". GQ India. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Chargesheet Innocent or Guilty?". OTTPlay. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Yadav, Monica (8 January 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: Ashoke Pandit on producing murder mystery The Chargesheet – "We had to do a lot of groundwork on it" : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? (2020)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Chargesheet Innocent or Guilty review: This Arunoday Singh show only kills time". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Politics, sports, royalty, sex: 'Chargesheet' will be brutal reminder of Syed Modi murder". The Print. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "7 detective shows & movies on Zee5 that'll take you to the land of murder, mystery, crime and investigation". gqindia.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Homepage Marathi Marathi NewsCharge Sheet: Catch Kishori Shahne's 'Political' Look In This New Web Series". potboye.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "'The Chargesheet- Innocent or Guilty?' reminds you of high profile murder mystery of a Sports star during 80s". magzmumbai.com. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "A Must Watch Series: The Chargesheet - Innocent or Guilty". Fine Art. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Tandon, Avishka (12 September 2022). "7 Political Crime Web Shows For A Great Weekend Watch". SheThePeople. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Patwa, Priyadarshini (24 January 2021). "7 detective shows & movies on Zee5 that'll take you to the land of murder, mystery, crime and investigation". GQ India. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Bamzai, Kaveree (25 December 2019). "Politics, sports, royalty, sex: 'Chargesheet' will be brutal reminder of Syed Modi murder". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Kaushal, Ruchi (8 January 2020). "The Chargesheet review: This Arunoday Singh show only kills time". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Gahlot, Deepa (5 June 2023). "10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  16. ↑ Anand, Anand (18 November 2019). "Trailer Review: सियासी हलचल मचाने को तैयार सैयद मोदी मर्डर केस की चार्जशीट". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 June 2023.StarStarStarHalf star
  17. ↑ Toleti, Siddartha (3 January 2020). "The Chargesheet Review - Runs Out Of Fizz Very Soon". Binged. Retrieved 11 June 2023.StarStarStarStarHalf star
  18. ↑ Kamadana, Pradeep (9 January 2020). "The Chargesheet review: Murder mystery gone awry". The Envoy Web. Retrieved 11 June 2023.StarStar
  19. ↑ "Politics, sports, royalty, sex: 'Chargesheet' will be brutal reminder of Syed Modi murder". The Print. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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