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'Scam 1992' recreates the time Harshad Mehta shook the stock market

Scam 1992, helmed by the seasoned Hansal Mehta, is a fairly elaborate take on the stockbroker's tumultuous existence

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Pratik Gandhi as Harshad Mehta in a still from Scam 1992

5 min read Last Updated : Oct 13 2020 | 6:10 AM IST

In the second episode of Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, the lead character is referred to as the “Amitabh Bachchan” of the stock market. It is one among a variety of monikers conferred on Mehta in the series, some of the others being “Raging Bull”, “Big Bull”, “Kapil Dev”, “Cobra Killer” and “Cheetah”. He is even likened to Albert Einstein in one place.

But the Bachchan comparison sticks out the most. It is perhaps an ideal measure of the sway Mehta held over Dalal Street: Confident, charismatic, pompous even, his personality was one that made him into an idol

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