Directed by Hansal Mehta, Jai Mehta
Set in 1980's & 90's Bombay, Scam 1992 follows the life of Harshad Mehta - a stockbroker who single-handedly took the stock market to dizzying heights & his catastrophic downfall. Being directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta, the series is based on journalist Debashis Basu & Sucheta Dalal's book "The Scam".
scam 1992, 诈骗1992：哈沙德·梅塔的故事, Жульничество 1992: История Харшада Мехты, Шахрайство 1992: Історія Харшада Мехти, کلاهبرداری 1992: داستان هارشاد مهتا
Based on Debashish Basu's book The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away, Scam 1992 is a terrific financial thriller and easily one of top tier Hindi web series I’ve watched. The detailed writing, compelling storytelling, solidly written quote worthy dialogues and ultra solid performance from Pratik Gandhi - Shreya Dhanwanthary keep you engaged you right through. Another major asset was its musical score, with my personal fav being the intro bgm.
Undoubtedly, the best Indian TV series. A fantastic fable of greed, power and competition. Hansal Mehta treats it like a procedural, he draws back the curtain and shows us how things happen. All episodes are well-researched and written and acted - amazingly enough - both engaging and entertaining. Even if you don't understand most of the corporate & financial jargon, the writing and the drama is so compelling, it sucks you in.
It has the best sensemble cast since GANGS OF WASSEYPUR, not just in terms of assembled talent, but in terms of character. Pratik Gandhi gives one of my favorite performances of this year, he lives it up like the boss & swaggers into a staggering performance.
They showed both the sides of the coin which left to audience to judge whether Harshad mehta was wrong or just found loop holes in an existing faulty system.
Scam 1992 has the potential to become my most admired Hindi web series, along with Made in Heaven, and surprisingly so. I'm happy with the buzz for the first time. The buzz is for all the right reasons and it has ignited a fellowship. People are watching an investigative political drama/thriller on a relatively unpopular streaming platform. People are praising an acting performance that is actually great and deserves every bit of praise. People are talking about a soundscape that is well designed. For the first time in my memory, people are talking big about something that is bigger in reality, considering my socioeconomic environment that determines the audience around me.
Hansal Mehta has finally given a great piece in…
If you ask me whether Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story truly deserves its sky high IMDb 9.2 rating, I’d honestly say… not quite.
Don’t get me wrong it’s a well made show. The writing is sharp, the performances (especially Pratik Gandhi as Harshad Mehta) are outstanding, and the direction captures the chaotic energy of India’s financial boom in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The storytelling feels detailed and grounded, almost like a documentary at times.
But here’s the catch: this isn’t an easy watch for everyone.
To fully appreciate the story, you need at least a basic understanding of the stock market things like bull runs, banking loopholes, and how trading systems work. And more importantly, some familiarity…
the BIG BULL of dalal street !
one of the best web series ever made in India in every aspects including production qlty, writing, music,performances ; especially by Pratik as Harshad Mehta !
"Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story" is a riveting tale of success & failure in a subsequent manner. Albiet a bit stretched and emotionally shallow at places; the overall implementation certainly raised the bar regarding OTT platforms and their ever growing catalogue of contents.
Profit dikhta hai, toh har koi jhukta hai.
Prorated in ten episodes; with a runtime of almost an hour each, it showcases a journey comprising unbounded Greed, sheer Audacity & lots of Controversies. 'Harshad Mehta' a middle class Gujarati man, who became one of the most infamous personas in the modern history of India. Was he a fraudster? or a Hero? Had he being made the scapegoat amid all the controversies surrounding powerful political figures or was…
What a ride this was.Terrific indeed. Deserves all the praises it is receiving and much more recognition.
Undoubtedly beats Sacred Games for me as the best Indian show till date.
Easily top 3 Indian web series of this year.
Just wanted to have a re-watch of this Gem.. (intro bgm itself is a gem)
Understood the concepts better this time(examples like Haircut, Securities,OMO, debentures etc).
For me Harshad Mehta is a Hero as well as a Villan, villan because, he did insider trading, fluctuate stocks with kinda people's money etc etc, and.. hero because of his ideas that made a story like Rags to Riches.
Free Me to Mein Mere Baap Ko Bhi Tip Nahi Deta
Dekho mein Cigarette nahi pita per jeb me lighter jarur rakhta hoon Dhamakka karne ke liye
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Tears came out when Harshal Mehta was dying and “matkar maya ko ahankar” started playing in the background.
P.S.- recently paatal lok, the disciple and this is the third time when kabir's song played in the end and every time it gave us the conclusion of the whole story and life itself.
Even though there is plenty of technical jargon,the brisk storytelling and stunning performances(Pratik Gandhi is a force of nature and I hope he does not join Hindi films to do inconsequential roles!) makes this a compelling and essential watch and should not be missed at any cost.As of now it joins the ranks of Sacred Games Season 1,Delhi Crime and Paatal Lok.
