Chargesheet,
under
the
banner
of
Navketan
movies
is
yet
another
film
directed,
produced
and
written
by
veteran
actor
Dev
Anand.
The
film
stars
Divya
Dutta,
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Jackie
Shroff
in
the
lead
roles.
Though
there
is
very
little
to
speak
worthwhile
of
the
film,
Chargesheet
reflects
the
indomitable
spirit
and
'never
say
die" attitude
of
Dev
Anand
sahab
who
is
still
vibrant
with
ideas
at
88
years
of
age.
Chargesheet,
as
all
of
Dev
Anand"s
films
in
the
recent
past,
is
plain
ordinary.
There
is
nothing
exciting
in
the
plot
or
screenplay
–
not
even
the
skimpily
dressed
ladies
could
save
the
film.
Story
Though
Dev
Anand
has
denied
the
reports
that
the
story
is
based
on
the
mysterious
death
of
late
Bollywood
actress
Divya
Bharati,
Chargesheet
holds
uncanny
resemblance
to
the
life
and
death
of
Divya
Bharati.
In
fact,
even
the
first
name
of
the
lead
actress
–
Divya
Dutta
bears
similarity
with
her.
Divya
Bharti,
who
shot
to
fame
in
the
early
nineties,
died
on
April
5,
1993,
when
she
fell
from
her
five-story
flat
in
Mumbai"s
Versova
area.
The
subsequent
investigation
about
her
death
suggested
possibilities
of
accidental
death
to
suicide
or
even
murder.
However,
the
police
closed
all
investigations
in
1998,
thus
leaving
the
reason
of
her
death
a
mystery.
In
Chargesheet,
Divya
Dutta
plays
Minnie,
a
popular
actress
who
is
suddenly
found
dead
one
day.
Her
death
stuns
everyone
and
the
cops
probe
the
matter
but
fail
to
find
out
whether
it
was
a
suicide,
accident
or
murder.
Jackie
Shroff
plays
the
role
of
Minnie"s
boyfriend
who
is
a
filmmaker.
Dev
Anand
is
a
retired
police
Chief
Gambhir
Singh
who
reopens
the
case
and
finally
manages
to
crack
it.
Performances
Performances
by
all
lead
actors
-
Divya
Dutta,
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Jackie
Shroff
is
good.
The
actors
have
proved
their
talent
and
ability
beyond
doubt
in
their
previous
films.
However,
this
time
around
in
Chargesheet,
they
did
not
have
anything
worthwhile
to
do.
Music
is
just
about
okay.
Overall,
Chargesheet
is
plain
ordinary
and
will
not
do
well
at
the
box
office.
Star-Cast:
Dev
Anand,
Jackie
Shroff,
Riya
Sen,
Divya
Dutta,
Naseeruddin
Shah
Director
&
Producer:
Dev
Anand