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Director: Hansal Mehta and co-director Jai Mehta
Cast: Main Cast: Pratik Gandhi (Harshad Mehta), Shreya Dhanwanthary (Sucheta Dalal), with Satish Kaushik, Anant Mahadevan, Rajat Kapoor, K.K. Raina, Hemant Kher, Nikhil Dwivedi in key roles
Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) chronicles the meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Harshad Mehta, a small-town stockbroker who ascended to become the “Big Bull” of Dalal Street in the early 1990s. Through a seamless blend of aspiration, hubris, and systemic loopholes, Harshad manipulates the Indian stock market’s existing cracks—only to be exposed by the dogged investigative journalist Sucheta Dalal, whose efforts unravel the scam that shook an entire nation.
Directed by Hansal Mehta and Jai Mehta, the series merges #FinancialThriller with #BiographicalDrama, steeped in period detail and cultural authenticity. Pratik Gandhi’s magnetism and nuanced portrayal of Mehta as both flawed visionary and tragic figure anchor the narrative, while Shreya Dhanwanthary brings sharp professionalism as Dalal, driven by a moral imperative. Their clash becomes the emotional fulcrum of the series.
Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) chronicles the meteoric rise and spectacular fall of Harshad Mehta, a small-town stockbroker who ascended to become the “Big Bull” of Dalal Street in the early 1990s. Through a seamless blend of aspiration, hubris, and systemic loopholes, Harshad manipulates the Indian stock market’s existing cracks—only to be exposed by the dogged investigative journalist Sucheta Dalal, whose efforts unravel the scam that shook an entire nation.
Directed by Hansal Mehta and Jai Mehta, the series merges #FinancialThriller with #BiographicalDrama, steeped in period detail and cultural authenticity. Pratik Gandhi’s magnetism and nuanced portrayal of Mehta as both flawed visionary and tragic figure anchor the narrative, while Shreya Dhanwanthary brings sharp professionalism as Dalal, driven by a moral imperative. Their clash becomes the emotional fulcrum of the series.