Scam 1992 To Governor: Directors Who Spotlighted Finance & Economics In Indian Cinema

Seldom do we get to witness a complete cinematic release that revolves around the serious and incident-based realities of economics and finance. Directors in Indian cinema have made rare attempts to bring such pieces to the fore, those that surround economic crisis, scams and more. Take a look:

Scam 1992 - Hansal Mehta

In 2020, acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta helmed Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, delivering one of the most compelling watches that revolved around the rags-to-riches story of Harshad Mehta, infamously called the Bachchan of BSE, till financial journalist Sucheta Dalal exposed him as the man behind India's biggest financial scam.

Raid - Raj Kumar Gupta

Director Raj Kumar Gupta directed the 2018 crime thriller Raid. Ajay Devgn's portrayal of a no-nonsense income tax officer is inspired by the true story of Sharda Prasad Pandey, a Lucknow-based IRS officer. The plot of this thriller was inspired by one of the biggest raids of 1981, conducted by Sharda Prasad Pandey on Sardar Inder Singh, a Congress MLA.

Governor: The Silent Saviour - Chinmay Mandlekar

After the success of Inspector Zende, director Chinmay Mandlekar reunited with Manoj Bajpayee for the latest theatrical release, Governor: The Silent Saviour, which revolves around the economic crisis of the 1990s, presenting a time when India faced a massive balance-of-payment crisis. The film is inspired by the life and work of former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor S. Venkitaramanan, who played a key role during India's historic 1991 balance-of-payment crisis.

Lucky Bhaskar - Venky Atluri

Directed by Venky Atluri, Lucky Bhaskar is a fictional black comedy heist drama that revolves around a middle-class bank cashier who heads onto a risky investment scheme and gets pulled into a murky world of money laundering.

Scam 2003 - Tushar Hiranandani

Directed by Tushar Hiranandani, Scam 2003: The Telgi Story is based on the true story of stamp paper counterfeiting committed by Abdul Karim Telgi in the early 2000s. The series is also inspired by Sanjay Singh's book 'Telgi: A Reporter's Diary.' It traces Abdul Karim Telgi's rise from a fruit seller to the kingpin of the stamp paper scam.

Whether financial scams or economic crisis, Indian film directors have touched challenging concepts of serious situations, offering audiences a series of pulpy watches that just cannot be missed!