The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty?
The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? is murder mystery web series starring Arunoday Singh,[1][2][3] Tridha Choudhury, Shiv Panditt, Hrishita Bhatt, Ashwini Kalsekar, Zakir Hussain, Kishori Shahane, Shakti Anand and Sikandar Kher. The show released on 6 November 2019 on ZEE5.[4][5] The crime based drama is written by Priyanka Ghatak,[6] produced by Roshan Kanal, Ashoke Pandit[7] and directed by Shashant Shah.
The Chargesheet - Innocent or Guilty | |
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Genre | Murder Mystery |
Written by | Priyanka Ghatak |
Directed by | Shashant Shah |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Roshan Kanal, Ashoke Pandit, Daytee Pictures Pvt. Ltd |
Release | |
Original network | Zee5 |
Original release | 6 November 2019 – present |
Plot
The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? is a story about the murder of Shiraz Malik who was a national table tennis champion. The story revolves around the journey of a CBI officer, Vidur Mehra who is asked to investigate the truth behind the murder mystery of Shiraz Malik.
Cast
- Arunoday Singh as Ranveer Pratap Singh
- Tridha Choudhury as Antaraa Malik
- Shiv Panditt as Shiraz Malik
- Hrishita Bhatt as Chitrangadha Singh
- Ashwini Kalsekar
- Zakir Hussain
- Kishori Shahane
- Shakti Anand
- Sikandar Kher as Vidur Mehra
Reception
The series received mixed reviews[8] from the critics. Based on the review of 1,065 users on IMDb, the series holds an average rating of 8.8/10. Ruchi Kaushal of Hindustan Times[9] wrote, "The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? appears to be a murder mystery where logic dies a gory death and the only mystery that needs to be unravelled is why it was ever made. In a sea of excellent whodunits on OTT platforms, this is an unnecessary effort".
Episodes
Episode No. | Title | Plot | Duration |
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1 | The Death of a Star | Shiraz Malik, the national table tennis champion is assassinated in broad daylight that shocks the entire country and political circles. Vidur Mehra, who is a CBI agent is asked to investigate the murder. | 37 Min |
2 | The Blood Trail | Vidur starts investigating the eyewitnesses and traces the vehicle used in the murder of Shiraz Malik. Vidur and his team manage to arrest the first suspect. | 33 Min |
3 | Who Really Killed Shiraz Malik? | Vidur and his team catch hold of three suspects and continue to look for the mastermind behind the assassination. | 34 Min |
4 | The Unusual Suspect | Vidur arrests Ranvir Pratap Singh who is involved in the assassination and another unexpected name comes up in the case. | 32 Min |
5 | The Diary of Antara Malik | Aabha Abhyankar is asked to represent the CBI after the chargesheet is filed in the court. The defense lawyer, Laxman Chotrani is confident to win the case until a diary is presented in the court. | 42 Min |
6 | An Affair to Remember | The truth about the affair begins to emerge when Gayatri Dixit, Antara’s mother begins to take the stand. An unexpected situation arises when someone close to Ranvir Pratap Singh requests to meet the CBI. | 38 Min |
7 | The Wife’s Truth | Ranvir Prataps Sighs wife is called as a witness by Aabha in the court to give a statement against Ranvir. On the other hand, Vidur gets a state approver that could turn the case upside down. | 30 Min |
8 | Judgement Day | In the last episode, we come to know the truth behind the assassination. The nation awaits the court's judgment! | 32 Min |
References
- Team, Tellychakkar. "Arunoday Singh: I'm getting more interesting work on web lately". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- TeamBinged (2019-10-14). "After Apaharan, It Is Chargesheet For Arunoday Singh". Binged. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "New web show on ZEE5: Chargesheet - The Shuttlecock Murder". https://www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2020-04-24. External link in
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(help) - "The Chargesheet Review: Arunoday Singh and Sikandar Kher are the saving grace of this lousy and slow paced court room crime drama". https://www.peepingmoon.com/. Retrieved 2020-04-28. External link in
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(help) - Familyonthewheels (2020-03-11). "Review: The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty". Family on the wheels. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- Bamzai, Kaveree (2019-12-25). "Politics, sports, royalty, sex: 'Chargesheet' will be brutal reminder of Syed Modi murder". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- "The Chargesheet – Innocent or Guilty: Ashoke Pandit opens up on producing murder mystery". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Review – The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty?". Bollywood Galiyara. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- "The Chargesheet Innocent or Guilty review: This Arunoday Singh show only kills time". Hindustan Times. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-04-24.