Scam 2003: The Telgi Story review :
After the outstanding Scam 1992 which dealt with Harshad Mehta's securities scam, Hansal Mehta and team brings a spiritual sequel narrating the journey of Abdul Karim Telgi, who was the mastermind of the infinitely bigger stamp paper scam.
Gagan Dev as Telgi is a showstopper, as much as Pratik Gandhi was as Harshad Mehta in Scam 1992. The basic motive is greed...which the fictitious Gordon Gecko famously claimed in Wallstreet (1987) as for the want of a better word, is good!! Good it is atleast initially as we witness Telgi growing from a fruit seller in a small town to a fake stamp paper baron after oiling the corrupt system - from cops and bureaucrats to politicians!!
The infamous Tarannum incident where Telgi blew away close to a crore rupees one night on a bar girl, is the highlight of the five episodes series where we see the character boosting his ego at that insane cost!! The series ends there with a promise of a second volume coming in November to take the story forward. Scam 2003 is a definite one time watch which will whet your apetite for the next to follow...
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
After the outstanding Scam 1992 which dealt with Harshad Mehta's securities scam, Hansal Mehta and team brings a spiritual sequel narrating the journey of Abdul Karim Telgi, who was the mastermind of the infinitely bigger stamp paper scam.
Gagan Dev as Telgi is a showstopper, as much as Pratik Gandhi was as Harshad Mehta in Scam 1992. The basic motive is greed...which the fictitious Gordon Gecko famously claimed in Wallstreet (1987) as for the want of a better word, is good!! Good it is atleast initially as we witness Telgi growing from a fruit seller in a small town to a fake stamp paper baron after oiling the corrupt system - from cops and bureaucrats to politicians!!
The infamous Tarannum incident where Telgi blew away close to a crore rupees one night on a bar girl, is the highlight of the five episodes series where we see the character boosting his ego at that insane cost!! The series ends there with a promise of a second volume coming in November to take the story forward. Scam 2003 is a definite one time watch which will whet your apetite for the next to follow...
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.