Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story Review: A Slick Stock-Market Drama
8.5/10 — Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)
Pros
- Pratik Gandhi's performance
- Gripping storytelling
- Catchy score
Cons
- Sympathetic to its subject
- Dense financial detail
Based on the real story of Harshad Mehta, the broker at the centre of India’s 1992 securities scam, the ten-episode series follows his meteoric rise and the journalists who exposed him. Pratik Gandhi stars.
What works
Gandhi is charismatic as Mehta, and the series makes complex financial dealings thrilling and understandable. The period detail is spot-on, and the pulsating background score became a pop-culture hit.
Where it falters
The treatment of Mehta is quite sympathetic, and the finance details can be heavy for some.
Verdict
A confident, binge-worthy true-crime drama.
