Mumbai: Leading Indian actress Deepika Padukone has been charged with fraud and criminal conspiracy.

 A complaint has been lodged in a Mumbai court against the makers of the 1983 World Cup film under the provisions of fraud and criminal conspiracy.

A UAE-based financier has filed a complaint against the filmmakers of the 1983 film, based on the 1983 Cricket World Cup event, alleging fraud and criminal conspiracy.

The complaint seeks action against the makers of the soon-to-be-released film 83 on charges of conspiracy and fraud. They had invested Rs 16 crore in the film on the promise of good profits. There were two agreements under which we became shareholders.

He deliberately tried to deceive us, waste our funds and cause harm by violating the terms and conditions of the agreements.

Like Sajid Nadiawala, Kabir Khan and 4 others, Deepika Padukone is one of the 83 filmmakers.