Scam 2003: Gagan Dev Riar in the lead role of Abdul Karim Telgi; Directors Announced for SonyLIV Series

Gagan Dev Riar has been tapped to star in Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, SonyLIV announced on Tuesday.

Hansal Mehta, who delivered the critically acclaimed first part Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, will serve as showrunner and direct alongside Tushar Hiranandani.

Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, produced by Applause Entertainment in association with StudioNext, will tackle the 2003 stamp paper fraud by Abdul Karim Telgi.

Gagan, who has starred in films like Sonchiriya and the Netflix series A Suitable Boy, will try out for the role of Telgi.

Applause Entertainment announced Gagan’s casting in a clip shared on its official Twitter page.

“Telgi has been found. Starring Gagan Dev Riar as Telgi, produced by Applause Entertainment in association with StudioNext, Scam 2003: The Telgi Story will be helmed by showrunner Hansal Mehta and director Tushar Hiranandani. Cast by Mukesh Chhabra. Streaming soon, only on @sonylivindia #Scam2003,” the post read.

The new season will chronicle the life of Telgi, a fruit merchant born in Khanapur in the Indian state ofKarnataka, and his journey to becoming the mastermind behind one of India’s most ingenious scams.

Scam 2003: The Telgi Story is adapted from the Hindi book “Reporter ki Diary” written by journalist and journalist Sanjay Singh, who is credited with revealing the story of the scam.