Harshad Mehta was no hero. Once he was. For many. He did everything one could do to the stock market. SCAM 1992 THE HARSHAD MEHTA STORY is all the same. It does everything to viewers, makes one financial literate, introduces a new no nonsense actor to Hindi arena, brings wholistic performances together and importantly stuns the audience.
When I started or rather decided to watch this web series I wasn't very upbeat. I absolutely had no expectations whatsoever. More so, its adapted from a book, I had my doubts. Anyhow, I had to watch to kill time so I took a chance. And boy, the way I got hooked!
Mr. Mehta (here the Director) doesn't rush to to take a dive in the financial markets. Instead he chooses a very subtle way of introducing common man to the story as it begins. The use of flashbacks supported by narration puts the story in context.
Screenplay is major pillar of this OTT presentation. रीस्क है तो इस्क है comes as punchline more appropriately so. The dialogues and one liners of the less character are thoughtfully crafted. The blend of Gujarati, Marathi and English never keeps you off the Dalal street. The ensemble of supporting cast carves out individual niches in the entire series. Pratik Gandhi paying Mehta will soon need to see the lawyer to change his surname. He speaks the life of HARSHAD MEHTA through every single move.
Overall, the series doesn't only portray the life of HARSHAD MEHTA but also brings out the loopholes those existed in the financial market. It doesn't give answers of why, and how. I always say that a good piece of art never answers but makes us face many questions. That's what it does.
