After a masterstroke in the form of Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story that was released last year to unparalleled response, Aditya Birla Group’s Applause Entertainment which has Industry veteran Sameer Nair at the helm has announced the second season of the scam series. It has been confirmed by the media, content and IP creation studio that the infamous 2003 Stamp Paper Scam will be featured in the second season. The first season, which had Harshad Mehta’s story, left the audience spellbound with great performances, impeccable screenplay, some extremely catchy lines and of course superb direction. It will be the National Award winner Hansal Mehta again directing the series this time around. Unconfirmed reports coming in suggest that the show will be named Scam 2003: The Curious Case of Abdul Karim Telgi and will be adapted from the Hindi novel, Reporter Ki Diary written by Sanjay Singh. Sanjay was the man behind breaking the story on this scam in 2003. The incidence shook the entire country as the total value of the scam was reported to be somewhere around 20,000 crores. Speaking on the development, Sameer Nair, CEO, Applause Entertainment said that Scam 1992 has helped to establish a robust ground for the scam franchise and that they are extremely thrilled to announce the next season. Hansal Mehta in a statement expressed his delight to be back with exploring yet another fascinating story and was looking forward to collaborating with Applause and SonyLIV again and called them partners who think alike and encourage creativity. The second scam season is expected to go on the floors later this year and will stream solely on SonyLIV.
