Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story bags a win at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, produced by Applause Entertainment wins the award for the Best Web Series of 2020.

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, produced by the content studio, Applause Entertainment has been winning hearts thanks to its riveting storyline and gripping performances. The series has a stellar cast including Pratik Gandhi, Shreya Dhanwathary, Hemant Kher, Chirag Vohra, Anjali Barot, Brinda Trivedi, Jay Upadhyay, Sharib Hashmi, Satish Kaushik, Anant Mahadevan, Rajat Kapoor, Nikhil Dwivedi, K K Raina, and Lalit Parimoo and is directed by National Award-winning director, Hansal Mehta. After receiving accolades from critics and viewers alike, the show has added yet another feather to its hat as it has been awarded the Best Web Series 2020 at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021. The show is based on the book “The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away” authored by well-known journalists Sucheta Dalal and Debashish Basu. 

Set in early 90's Bombay, Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story captures the meteoric rise and fall of Harshad Mehta - the flamboyant big bull of the stock market. When feisty financial journalist Sucheta Dalal exposed him as the man behind India’s biggest financial scam of the time, it shook the nation. 

Sameer Nair, CEO of Applause Entertainment commented, “It is humbling when a respected platform like Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards has identified a show from the house of Applause and bestowed this honor upon it. Scam 1992- The Harshad Mehta Story involves a combination of efforts from the team’s Applause Entertainment, StudioNXT, SonyLIV, and the entire cast and crew. Our focus has been on telling stories that matter, creating content that defines genres, and unshackles promising talent. We are extremely grateful to our audience and the industry for appreciating our efforts. Recognition like this motivates us, even more, to continue creating content that is path-breaking and memorable.”   

India’s only independent award, established with the aim to celebrate the legacy of the Father of Indian Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke, Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards aim to recognize the enlightening, entertaining and progressive new age cinema and new-age content. It furthers the art and craft of storytelling by inspiring and championing the work of writers, filmmakers, and all the artists who use written and visual language to tell a story.

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