On Sunday, filmmaker Hansal Mehta made an announcement that the second season of his popular series, “Scam”, which is based on the 2003 Stamp Paper fraud by Abdul Karim Telgi, will start streaming on SonyLIV from September 2.
The upcoming season is titled “Scam 2003: The Telgi Story” and is headlined by Gagan Dev Riar. Mehta is serving as the showrunner and director alongside filmmaker Tushar Hiranandani of “Saand Ki Aankh” fame.
scam | Hansal Mehta announces Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, says it will stream from September 2
“It’s a special day and a special announcement. On the 3rd anniversary of @SonyLIV, we bring you some good news!” Mehta tweeted alongside a clip announcing the premiere date.
“Scam 2003” is adapted from the Hindi book “Reporter Ki Diary” authored by journalist and news reporter Sanjay Singh, who is credited with breaking the story of the scam back in the day. The series promises to be an intriguing watch as it will capture the life of Abdul Karim Telgi, born in Khanapur, Karnataka, and his journey to becoming the mastermind behind one of India’s most ingenious scams spread across 18 states, which shook the entire country. The makers said in a press release that it is estimated that the scam value was around Rs 20,000 crores.
Kiran Yadnyopavit, known for penning hit Marathi films “Natsamrat” and “Kaun Pravin Tambe?”, has written and developed the story of “Scam 2003” along with author Singh. The series is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with StudioNEXT.
The critically acclaimed first part of the show, “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”, was released in 2020. It starred actor Pratik Gandhi in the titular role.
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The renowned filmmaker, Hansal Mehta, has made an announcement that the second season of his widely acclaimed series, “Scam”, which is based on the 2003 Stamp Paper fraud by Abdul Karim Telgi, will start streaming on SonyLIV from September 2. The forthcoming season, titled “Scam 2003: The Telgi Story”, features Gagan Dev Riar in the lead role.
Mehta is serving as the showrunner and director alongside filmmaker Tushar Hiranandani, known for his work in the movie “Saand Ki Aankh”.
On the 3rd anniversary of @SonyLIV, Mehta took to Twitter to share the news of the premiere date, which is a special day for him and his team.
“Scam 2003” is an adaptation of the Hindi book “Reporter Ki Diary” authored by journalist and news reporter Sanjay Singh, who broke the story of the scam back in the day. The series promises to be a captivating watch as it will depict the life of Abdul Karim Telgi, who was born in Khanapur, Karnataka, and his journey to becoming the mastermind behind one of India’s most brilliant scams that was spread across 18 states and shook the entire country. The makers have estimated that the scam value was around Rs 20,000 crores.
Kiran Yadnyopavit, known for his work in hit Marathi films such as “Natsamrat” and “Kaun Pravin Tambe?”, has written and developed the story of “Scam 2003” along with author Singh. The series is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with StudioNEXT.
The first season of the show, “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”, which was released in 2020 and starred Pratik Gandhi in the titular role, was critically acclaimed.
Note: This story has been published from a syndicated feed, and apart from the headline, it has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta on Sunday announced that the second season of his smash hit series “Scam”, based on the 2003 Stamp Paper fraud by Abdul Karim Telgi, will start streaming on SonyLIV from September 2.
The upcoming season, titled “Scam 2003: The Telgi Story”, is headlined by Gagan Dev Riar. Mehta is serving as the showrunner and director alongside filmmaker Tushar Hiranandani of “Saand Ki Aankh” fame.
“It’s a special day. And a special announcement. On the 3rd anniversary of @SonyLIV we bring you some good news!” Mehta posted on Twitter alongside a clip announcing the premiere date.
“Scam 2003” is adapted from the Hindi book “Reporter Ki Diary” authored by journalist and news reporter Sanjay Singh, who is credited with breaking the story of the scam back in the time.
“The series promises to be an intriguing watch as it will capture the life of Abdul Karim Telgi, born in Khanapur in Karnataka, and his journey to becoming the mastermind behind one of India’s most ingenious scams spread across 18 states which shook the entire country. It is estimated that the scam value was around Rs 20,000 crores,” the makers said in a press release.
Kiran Yadnyopavit, known for penning hit Marathi films “Natsamrat” and “Kaun Pravin Tambe?”, has written and developed the story of “Scam 2003” along with author Singh.
The series is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with StudioNEXT.
The critically-acclaimed first part for the show, “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”, released in 2020. It starred actor Pratik Gandhi in the titular role.
Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.
