
Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story
Taste attributes: crimedramabiographyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"Risk Hai Toh Ishq Hai"
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty crime series: morally murky and intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.5 /10
TMDB · 48 votes
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Season
Episodes (10)
1Risk Se Ishq9 Oct 2020
In the 70's, a Ghatkopar-based middle-class lad joins the stock market and soon picks up the art of jobbing. where will this new found skill take him in future?
2Cobra Killer9 Oct 2020
A bankrupt and fatherless Harshad fights despair and starts a firm, Growmore Consultancy. His friend, Pranav Sheth gets him corporate clients and Bhushan comes on board.
3Paise Ki Dukaan9 Oct 2020
Once the money market catches Harshad's fancy, he launches his own cartel of brokers and starts dealing with banks. Soon he bags SBI as his client and fate takes a U turn. Watch ahead to know how
4Harshad Mehta Is A Liar9 Oct 2020
Harshad's sudden success catches the attention of the financial journalist, Sucheta Dala who is actively looking for proofs against him. Will Harshad at all get to enjoy his extravagant life to his heart's content ?
5Kundli Mein Shani9 Oct 2020
RBI Governor on seeing fishy transaction in Harshad's SBI account ask the bank to keep a close eye on his fund movements. Harshad in his safeguarding attempt tries to sweep the 500 crores off the books. Will this go unnoticed?
6Stop Press9 Oct 2020
While Harshad clears off most of his debts to SBI, Sucheta, on receiving a tip off from Bellary just won't give up her ordeal of exposing the fraud of 500 crores. Both have just twenty four hours to turn table
7Dalal Street Ka Dariya9 Oct 2020
Venkitarajan gets to know that there are multiple banks involved in the money scam and that the scam is much bigger in stature than what it appears on the surface. RBI installs an investigating committee. What are the findings?
8Matador9 Oct 2020
Once Sucheta get to know from Venkatarajan about the involvement of NHB in the scam, she releases this news which leads CBI to start with interrogation of Pherwani. Harshad fears of Pherwani telling the truth. What will Harshad do next?
9Ek Crore Ka Suitcase9 Oct 2020
The government tries to negotiate with Harshad Mehta and his lawyer but eventually it didn't work. And one day Harshad along with his lawyer Mr.Ram Jethmalani conducted a press conference in which publicly tell everyone that the then PM Mr.PV Narsimharao had been given a briefcase of Rs. 1 crore.
10Main History Banana Chahta Hoon10 Oct 2020
Delhi strikes a deal with Harshad, based on which he withdraws his press statement. Growmore get back to life with most of Harshad's assets being frozen. However, Bhushan's revelation is soon going to turn Harshad's world upside down.
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- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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".
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 55 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Applause Entertainment
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