Oct 18, 2020 11:44 PM
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Scam 1992 by Hansal Mehta, is one of the most ‘edu-taining’ web series in recent times. Valuable efforts have been taken in simplifying the banking terminologies for layman’s understanding.
The USP lies in the screenplay focusing majorly on content(the nitti-grities of the fraud & the system overall), and less dependence on cinematic liberty.
The dialogues by Vaibhav Vishal & Karan Vyas topped up with pop culture references from the nostalgic 90s, add to the retro flavor. From the role development perspective, every character is grey, and agenda driven like real world people, all credit to Hansal and Sumit Purohit.
Background score, and apt usage of 90s hindi film songs at relevant places are in sync with the narrative.
Performances wise, Pratik Gandhi literally mesmerizes you with his charismatic aura and strong screen presence. He is ably backed by Hemant Kher(as Ashwin Mehta), Shreya Dhanwanthary(Sucheta Dalal) and Anjali Barot(Jyoti Mehta).
Veterans Ananth Mahadevan, Satish Kaushik, Lalit Parimoo, Rajat Kapoor, Vivek Vaswani, K. K Raina, Nagesh Bhosale play their roles perfectly, adding immense value to the narrative.
Nikhil Dwivedi, Shadab Khan, Jaimini Pathak, Chirag Vohra, Rajesh Jais leave a strong impact through their parts.
Overall, SCAM 1992 is a thoroughly engaging & intriguing adaptation of the Basu – Dalal chronicle.
Definitely a must watch, esp. for those from banking, finance and economics background. Could easily be called as Hansal Mehta’s best works till date
