"Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story" is an Indian Hindi-language biographical financial thriller streaming television series available on SonyLIV. Directed by Hansal Mehta, with Jai Mehta serving as the co-director, the series is based on the 1992 Indian stock market scam, including the involvement of many stockbrokers, most notably Harshad Mehta. The narrative is adapted from the 1992 book "The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away" by journalists Sucheta Dalal and Debashish Basu. The screenplay and dialogues were crafted by Sumit Purohit, Saurabh Dey, Vaibhav Vishal, and Karan Vyas.
Pratik Gandhi portrays the protagonist Harshad Mehta, and Shreya Dhanwanthary appears in a parallel lead role as Sucheta Dalal. The series also features Satish Kaushik, Anant Mahadevan, Rajat Kapoor, K K Raina, Lalit Parimoo, Hemant Kher, and Nikhil Dwivedi in pivotal roles. "Scam 1992" delves into Harshad Mehta's life story, detailing his rapid ascent in the financial world and subsequent downfall.
Originally produced by Sameer Nair of Applause Entertainment, the project was officially announced in December 2019. Hansal Mehta dedicated three years to writing the script, resulting in 550 pages. Principal photography commenced soon after the announcement, with filming taking place across 200 locations in Mumbai over 85 days. The shoot concluded in March 2020. Pratham Mehta handled the cinematography, while Sumit Purohit and Kunal Walve edited the series. Achint Thakkar composed the background score.
"Scam 1992" premiered on SonyLIV on October 9, 2020, and received acclaim for the cast performances, writing, and technical aspects. It became the most-viewed web series on the streaming platform. In March 2021, SonyLiv and Applause Entertainment announced a second installment titled "Scam 2003," based on the 2003 Stamp Paper Scam, to be developed by Hansal Mehta.
Cast
- Pratik Gandhi as Harshad Mehta
- Vishesh Bansal as Junior Harshad
- Shreya Dhanwanthary as Sucheta Dalal
- Chirag Vohra as Bhushan Bhatt (loosely based on Sudhir Mehta and Ketan Parekh)
- Anjali Barot as Jyoti Mehta (Harshad's wife)
- Hemant Kher as Ashwin Mehta (Harshad's brother)
- Ramakant Dayma as Shantilal Mehta (Harshad's father)
- Kumkum Das as Rasilaben Mehta (Harshad's mother)
- Nikhil Dwivedi as K. S. Tyagi
- Shadaab Khan as Ajay Kedia (A. K.)
- Paresh Ganatra as R. K. Maheshwari (based on Radhakishan Damani)
- Kavin Dave as Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
- Jay Upadhyay as Pranav Sheth
- Kartik Krishnan as Swami
- Ayaz Khan as Treasury Chief (Bank of America)
- Brinda Trivedi as Deepika Mehta (Ashwin's wife)
- Faisal Rashid as Debasish Basu
- Sharib Hashmi as Sharad Bellary
- K. K. Raina as Manohar J. Pherwani
- Rajat Kapoor as K. Madhavan, Central Bureau of Investigation Joint Director
- Satish Kaushik as Manu Mundra
- Anant Mahadevan as S. Venkitaramanan, RBI Governor
- Ivan Rodrigues as Fortune India Editor
- Mamik Singh as Mr. Rao, CitiBank Chief
- Lalit Parimoo as K. Das, Central Bureau of Investigation Director
- Jaimini Pathak as Sitaraman
- Vivek Vaswani as M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman
- Mithilesh Chaturvedi as Ram Jethmalani
- Nagesh Bhosale as Dr. Dutta Ram
- Sharad Jagtiani as Rajdeep Desai
- Asif Ali Beg as R. K. Laxman
- Raghav Raj Kakker as Sucheta's source, nicknamed Karamchand
- Rajesh Jais as SBI GM Khemani
- Vikram Kapadia as CMD of Polo
- Hansal Mehta (uncredited)
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OTT