'Gangs Of Wasseypur' Writer Zeishan Quadri Booked For Cheating A Co-Producer

Zeishan Quadri has been booked for allegedly ‘cheating’ a co-producer with Rs 1.5 crore. Read on to know full details.

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New Delhi: 2020 has not been a fortunate year for Bollywood. The Hindi film industry has been going through a lot of challenges lately. The industry lost some of their rarest gems including Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, Saroj Khan and many other irreplaceable talents. Well, this was not the only thing that Bollywood had to go through this year. From the ongoing Bollywood drug case to the #MeToo allegations, the industry has seen it all. Showik Chakraborty Gets Bail: Rhea Chakraborty’s Brother Gets Relief In NCB's Drugs Case After 3 Months Recently, another actor and writer Zeishan Quadri has been booked for allegedly ‘cheating’ a co-producer. According to a report of ANI, Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against Zeishan for ‘cheating’ his co-producer with Rs 1.5 crore. The complainant and his friend invested in a web series which Quadri was supposedly making for an OTT platform. The report read, “Mumbai Police register FIR against actor & writer Zeishan Quadri after a co-producer filed a complaint against him for 'cheating him with Rs 1.5 cr which he & his another friend had invested in a web series which Qadari was supposedly making for an OTT (over-the-top) Platform'.”

The police told ANI, “A complaint has been registered under the Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust), after a co-producer Jatin Sethi filed a police complaint against him for cheating him with his finances of Rs 1.5 crore which he and his another friend had invested in a web series which Quadri was supposedly making for one OTT Platform.” Zeishan Quadri reportedly did not return the financer’s money on the due date. He, however, gave a few cheques, which got bounced. Zeishan Quadri has written the story and has co-written the screenplay of the popular Bollywood crime genre film ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’, helmed by Anurag Kashyap. His recent works include screenwriting for ‘Chhalaang’. NCB Seek Cancellation Of Bharti Singh And Haarsh Limbachiyaa’s Bail In Drug Case Stay tuned for more updates!