The official teaser for the upcoming series Scam 2003: The Telgi Story was revealed by its creators on Friday evening.Director Hansal Mehta took to Instagram and Twitter to share the teaser, which he captioned, “To move forward in life, one must dare to be bold, darling! Here it is. #Scam2003. One more @karanvyas11 gem. Directed by @tusharhiranandani. From yours truly with @applausesocial and @spnstudionext. Thank you @sameern for always giving these opportunities. Watch out for the brilliant @gagandevriar as Abdul Karim Telgi. Trailer out soon. Releasing on Sept 2, 2023.”Life mein aage badhna hai toh…Heres the #Scam2003 teaser. Produced by @ApplauseSocial and @SPNStudioNEXT and directed by Tushar Hiranandani this is a tale of our times told in a most entertaining manner. Streaming September 2, 2023 on @SonyLIV. Trailer out soon. pic.twitter.com/2PJZDax86y— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) August 5, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hansal Mehta (@hansalmehta) The series, directed by Tushar Hiranandani of Saand Ki Aankh fame, is scheduled to be available for streaming on the Sony Liv OTT platform starting from September 2.Veteran theatre artist Gagan Dev Riar, who was previously seen in Sonchiriya, will play the lead role in the series.Scam 2003: The Telgi Story is a continuation of Hansal Mehtas 2020 critically acclaimed hit Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story. The narrative of Scam 2003 is based on the Hindi book Reporter ki Diary, written by journalist Sanjay Singh, who was the first person to expose the details of the scam.The series delves into the events of Abdul Karim Telgis Stamp Paper Scam of 2003. The show offers an intriguing storyline, tracing Abdul Karim Telgis path from a fruit seller in his hometown of Karnatakas Khanapur to his rise as the mastermind behind one of Indias most elaborate scams, spanning across 18 states and implicating several top police officials and politicians. The estimated value of the scam was around ₹30,000 crores.Scam 2003 teaser wows fans, comment sections filled with excitementFollowing the teasers release, fans flooded the comments section with red heart and fire emojis.“Best OTT content on its way,” one fan wrote, while another commented, “Wow…Im waiting eagerly.”“Another great masterpiece by Hansal Saab,” commented another fan.The comment section of the YouTube video of the teaser, which has almost 3 million views in less than one day, was filled with positive comments, such as, “One of the best bgm ever made in Indian cinema history,” “Only they can make a villain a hero in the eyes of its viewers… Never stop this series of SCAM,” and “This series should never end.”
