Produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Studio Next, this series is a financial crime thriller based on the bestseller book ‘The Scam’ written by notable journalists Debashis Basu and Sucheta Dalal. The makers spent over 3 years on this series to ensure absolute accuracy in detail...
The1992 Indian Stock Market Scam, orchestrated by stockbroker Harshad Mehta, was a watershed moment in Indian financial history. Mehta exploited flaws in the banking system and securities legislation to manipulate the stock market, using fraudulent practices such as “circular trading” and exploiting ...
Hansal Mehta’s narrative, based on the infamous Harshad Mehta Dalaal Street scam, is not afraid to get its feet wet in the mud. He looks at his Gujarati characters with a certain respect and admiration without excessively edifying them. The journey from the cramped two-room apartment to t...
Unlike Scam 1992, in the film The Big Bull, the names of the real-life characters are altered. Abhishek Bachchan stars as Hemant Shah (based on Harshad Mehta), Ileana D’Cruz stars as a news reporter (based on Sucheta Dalal). Here’s a look at the star cast of the film: Abhis...
Gautam Adani’s brother-in-law, Samir Vora, was accused by the DRI of being a ringleader of the same diamond trading scam and of repeatedly making false statements to regulators. He was subsequently promoted to Executive Director of the critical Adani Australia division. ...
space. The screenplay, impressively vast, should have been more self-restrictive. The characters come and go without creating any impression. Who for instance is the influential politically connected Sanjeev Kohli (Samir Soni) and what is his exact hand in the 565-crore scam that ...
market, using fraudulent practices such as “circular trading” and exploiting “Ready Forward” transactions. With a network of collaborators, he artificially boosted stock values, leading to a speculative frenzy. However, the scam was exposed by journalist Sucheta Dalal, prompting regulatory ...