About Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story is an Indian biographical drama that premiered on SonyLIV on October 9, 2020. Directed by Hansal Mehta and co-directed by Jai Mehta, the ten-episode series is based on the 1992 book The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away by journalists Debashis Basu and Sucheta Dalal. It dramatizes the rise of stockbroker Harshad Mehta and the securities scam that came to light in 1992, one of the most widely reported financial cases in Indian history.
The narrative follows Harshad Mehta from modest beginnings in Mumbai as he moves from small jobs into the brokerage trade, building wealth and influence on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The series depicts how he exploited gaps in the banking and securities systems of the period, routing funds through bank receipts to finance large positions in the market. As share prices climbed and his public profile grew, journalist Sucheta Dalal began investigating irregularities, and her reporting in The Times of India helped bring the matter to public attention.
Alongside the financial mechanics, the show traces the personal and family dimensions of the story, including Harshad Mehta's relationship with his brother Ashwin Mehta, the regulatory and legal response that followed exposure, and the long aftermath of investigations and court proceedings. Praised for its writing, period detail, and central performance by Pratik Gandhi, Scam 1992 became one of the highest-rated Indian web series and a landmark title for the streaming era in India.