Hansal Mehta presents story of Harshad Mehta in 'Scam 1992', teaser out now

Hansal Mehta has adapted a book on the 1992 stock market scam by Harshad Mehta - 'The Scam by Debashis Basu and Sucheta Dalal' for an upcoming film which he has titled 'Scam 1992'. The web series is based on Harshad Mehta and is slated for OTT release on Sony LIV.

The teaser of 'Scam 1992' was unveiled. Featuring Pratik Gandhi, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Sharib Hashmi, 'Scam 1992' is set in the 1980’s & 90’s Bombay. The teaser features Sharib Hashmi telling Shreya that Rs. 500 scam has taken place, and the mastermind of it all was Harshad Mehta.

While there was no introduction to Harshad Mehta's character in the teaser, it was clear that the movie is based from the journalists' viewpoints (who have written the book). Pratik Gandhi, who rose to fame with Gujarati film 'Bey Yaar' in 2014, plays the role of Mehta. He has already made his Hindi industry debut with 'Loveyatri' and 'Mitron'.

Here's the trailer:

Actor Satish Kaushik is also associated with the web show, although it is still now completely clear how. Nikhil Dwivedi, Ananth Mahadevan, and Rajat Kapoor, are also associated with the project.

Stockbroker Harshad Mehta, who was know as 'the Amitabh Bachchan of Stock Market', was the brains behind Rs 5,000-crore 1992 securities scandal. The scam exposed many loopholes in the functioning of the stock market and banks.