TV series

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

2020 · 1 season

A sharp, propulsive rise-and-fall saga that makes financial scheming feel thrilling and tragic, anchored by a magnetic lead performance.

Tagline: Risk Hai Toh Ishq Hai
Overview: 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".
How it feels: Tense, cynical, earnest and dark. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, greed, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
greed
power
corruption
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild