In the late 90s, there were several films based on Harshad Mehta that were announced . Khairnar and Ek Aur Khairnar. Another one was titled Suitcase Ke Tandoor Mein Hawala Kand directed by Dhanpat Mehta.
Supriya Pathak plays mother to Abhishek Bachchan for fourth time earlier being Sarkar 2005,Sarkar Raj 2008 and All Is Well 2015.
Similar to Guru (2007) Abhishek gained weight for the role of Hemant Shah (Harshad Mehra) to portray his life in the late 80s and early 90s, similar to how he then lost that weight for Dostana (2008). He is in the process of losing weight for the film Dasvi (2021)
In real life Abhishek Bachchan has made a lot of revenue in his various businesses netting at least 300 crores, from making a killing on bitcoin to owning various sports teams. So much so that himself, his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and their daughter Aaradhya won't need to work for the rest of their lives.
There was a show based on Harshad Mehta titled 'Scam 1992, the Harshad Mehta Story' that was streamed on SonyLIV.