Watch the ‘Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story’ series to understand the stock-market manipulation and learn a good life lesson in 2023 India. It is a real-life tale about Harshad Mehta, an infamous stockbroker.
An infamous bull Harshad contravened all rules and regulations in the financial market and the banking industry to manipulate the stock prices to make a huge pile of money, in the 1980s and 1990s in India.
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Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story:- details
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Biography |
| Age-Certification | A (18+) |
| Writers | Sumit Purohit, Saurav Dey, Vaibhav Vishal, Karan Vyas |
| Director | Hansal Mehta |
| Season & Episodes | Season One (1) – Episodes (10) – October 2020 |
| Cast | Pratik Gandhi, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Sharib Hashmi, Hemant Kher, Chirag Vohra, Faisal Rashid, Nikhil Dwivedi, Satish Kaushik, Jay Upadhyay, Rajat Kapoor, Anant Mahadevan, etc. |
| Awards | Filmfare OTT Awards – 2021 Winner Popular Award Best Actor – Drama Pratik Gandhi Filmfare OTT Awards – 2021 Winner Popular Award Best Director – Hansal Mehta & Jai Mehta Filmfare OTT Awards – 2021 Winner Popular Award Best Series – Drama Critics’ Choice Shorts and Series Awards, India – 2021 Winner Series Award Best Series – Hansal Mehta Critics’ Choice Shorts and Series Awards, India – 2021 Winner Series Award Best Actor – Pratik Gandhi Critics’ Choice Shorts and Series Awards, India – 2021 Winner Series Award Best Writing – Sumit Purohit, Saurav Dey, Vaibhav Vishal, Karan Vyas Indian Film and Television Awards – 2021 Winner OTT Award Best Web – Series – Hansal Mehta Indian Film and Television Awards – 2021 Winner OTT Award Best Actor in a Series – Pratik Gandhi Indian Film and Television Awards – 2021 Winner OTT Award Best Actress in a Series – Shreya Dhanwanthary |
| Taglines | The Harshad Mehta story. |
Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story:- synopsis
‘Scam’ is about the major scandals that shook India and are remembered as some of the most notorious crimes in the country. Set in the 1980s and 90’s Bombay, Scam 1992 follows the life of Harshad Mehta – the infamous “Bachchan of BSE”.
It was a rags-to-riches story till financial journalist Sucheta Dalal exposed Harshad as the man behind India’s biggest financial scam. After his arrest, the stock market crashed and countless Indians lost all savings. For the first time, the CBI was compelled to launch an investigation into a financial crime. A corrupt financial system was revealed. Harshad eventually died in custody.
Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story:- {Spoiler Free} review
The story of this series is based on ‘The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away‘ book written by Debhasis Basu and Sucheta Dalal. So, in this non-fiction book, you will find that the scam includes not only the original Harshad Mehta Scam tales but also the Ketan Parekh Scam stories, while also delving into the JPC Fiasco and the Global Trust Bank Scam.
In 2023, the recent case of a foreign report about a leading Indian corporate house in India, however, once again raises questions about auditing, financial irregularities, stock manipulations, etc. in the country.
So, I decided to once again re-watch the ‘Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story’, a limited series that depicts the incredible rise and shocking fall of Harshad Mehta in an eye-opening biography. We get to learn about the structural inadequacies and frailties in India’s financial system, especially the stock markets of his period in the 1990s. India was tentatively taking steps to open up the Indian economy and integrate its financial markets with that of the leading stock markets of the world.
Since then, many positive changes have taken place in the financial market as well as corporate governance. Still, the recent foreign report by an investment research firm brought the focus back to the stock market. In the stock-market upheaval brought about by the said short-selling activists, the financial interests of the many common stock-market investors were adversely affected. The investigation into this stock-market (financial) incident is still being carried out by the authorities, as of now.
While watching Scam 1992, one has to admire its filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who painstakingly recreated the India of the 1980s and 1990s. Led by the lead character Pratik Gandhi (plays Harshad Mehta), the entire ensemble cast has done praiseworthy acting jobs to bring some of the real-life characters to the screen. I have shared two videos here, to enable you all to take a peek into this well-made show.
The stock market and financial world is a complex world but this limited series has made it easier to understand the intricacies and complexities of the financial scam. I sincerely believe it is a must-watch mini-series, in case, you are interested in the financial market of India. Go ahead, watch it or re-watch this well-made show.
Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story:- poster
Focus:- four real people shown in Scam 1992
- The character of “Maheshwari” is based on Radhakishan Damani, the founder of the supermarket chain DMart. He left the stock market in around 2000. He is played by the actor Paresh Ganatra in the show.
- Actor Shadaab Khan plays the character of “Ajay Kedia”, who is based on Ajay Kayan. He is the person who along with his father, Gouri Shankar Kayan, managed the Kolkata-based stock broking firm C. Mackertich.
- The character of Tyagi is based on A. S. Thiyagarajan. He was the Area Head of Citi Bank during the time the show was set in. This character is played by actor Nikhil Dwivedi.
- Not to forget the Indian businessman and stock-market investor (late) Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. His character was played by actor Kavin Dave.
Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story:- trailer
Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story:- ratings
| FM’s rating | 4.50/5 |
| IMDb rating as of the date | 9.30/10 |
Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story:- best dialogues
If you like limited series about ‘corporate greed’ then do check out the ‘Dopesick‘ show from the USA.
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