Hansal Mehta says Scam 2003 is a ‘fresh start’, guarantees it is going to be ‘all the things that season one was and much more’

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta on Saturday mentioned the second season of his smash hit sequence Scam will probably be as “authentic and entertaining” as the unique however with a totally new soak up its storytelling. A follow-up to the critically-acclaimed first half Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, the brand new season will deal with the 2003 Stamp Paper fraud by Abdul Karim Telgi.

Theatre actor Gagan Dev Riar will headline Scam: 2003. Mehta will function the showrunner and direct alongside filmmaker Tushar Hiranandani of Saand Ki Aankh fame.

During a panel dialogue to have a good time two years of streaming platform SonyLIV’s relaunch, Mehta mentioned the staff has handled the brand new season as a “fresh start”.

“It’ll be entertaining, genuine and all of the issues that season one was and far more. You’re delving right into a life, a brand new character. We will attempt to incorporate learnings from season one.

“But we have treated season two as a fresh start. We cannot be bogged down by season one, that it was a huge success so we have to repeat it. The moment you get into that trap, you’ll end up disappointing yourself,” the filmmaker mentioned.

The new season will chronicle the lifetime of Telgi, a fruit-seller born in Khanapur in Karnataka and his journey to changing into the mastermind behind one of the vital ingenious scams in India.

Scam: 2003 is customized from the Hindi ebook Reporter ki Diary authored by journalist and information reporter Sanjay Singh, who’s credited with breaking the story of the rip-off again within the time.

Mehta, whose Pratik Gandhi-starrer season one had emerged as one of many greatest reveals of 2020, mentioned the brand new season will shock the viewers.

“It’s a completely fresh take with a new director, who is executing it with his own vision, ability and we have a new actor, who’s another sensational find. So there’s a lot of new things to look forward to. It has a new story, part of this amazing franchise,” he added.

The sequence is produced by Applause Entertainment in affiliation with StudioNEXT.

Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair mentioned the “Scam” franchise could embrace “crossovers” sooner or later because the staff will get extra formidable.

“The thought at all times was that there are going to be new tales underneath the umbrella model. This may be like an anthology of seasons, of various tales. As we go ahead and grow to be formidable, you’ll see crossovers and surprises as a result of these are nearly (set in) comparable durations of historical past.

“But we are not putting any pressure on ourselves. It is not a continuing story and none of us have tried not to get traumatized by the triple century on our debut,” Nair mentioned.

Mehta mentioned the staff is mounting season two with the identical conviction as they did throughout their first outing.

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“One of the learnings from the show was that we took risks. And ‘risk hai toh ishq hai’. So we won’t stop taking those risks and do it with conviction,” he added.