Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story -2020- S01 ...

Set in 1980s and 90s Bombay, the series follows the meteoric rise of , a middle-class jobber from Ghatkopar who transforms into the "Big Bull" of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Driven by the philosophy that "Risk hai toh ishq hai" (Risk is love), Mehta exploits systemic loopholes in the Indian banking system—specifically using fraudulent Bank Receipts (BRs)—to divert thousands of crores into the stock market, artificially inflating stock prices.

In spirit, yes. The creators launched Scam 2003: The Telgi Story (focused on the stamp paper scam) and Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga . But none have captured the lightning-in-a-bottle magic of Season 1. Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story -2020- S01 ...

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Set against the backdrop of India’s booming stock market in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Scam 1992 chronicles the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of Harshad Mehta, a charismatic stockbroker from a modest Gujarati family. Through a deep understanding of banking loopholes and market psychology, Mehta orchestrates a massive securities fraud, siphoning thousands of crores from the banking system into the stock market, triggering a historic bull run. However, when a tenacious journalist, Sucheta Dalal, begins to connect the dots, the house of cards collapses, leading to India’s first major financial scam and a seismic shock to the country’s economic reforms. Set in 1980s and 90s Bombay, the series

The series demystifies complex financial jargon by weaving it into dramatic scenes. It focuses on several key methods Mehta used to manipulate the system: Ready Forward Deals (RF Deals) The creators launched Scam 2003: The Telgi Story