Get ready for the next explosive chapter in India’s most gripping true-crime franchise. SonyLIV and Applause Entertainment have officially announced Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga, helmed once again by master storyteller Hansal Mehta. After the massive success of Scam 1992 and Scam 2003, this new installment zeroes in on one of India's most controversial tycoons—Subrata Roy, the man behind the Sahara empire.
This time, Mehta shifts his lens to the glittering yet murky world of real estate, financial loopholes, and one of the most staggering investor bases in Indian corporate history. Subrata Roy built a $10 billion behemoth by collecting small deposits from rural India, amassing dreams in return. But by 2014, the empire began to crumble after SEBI cracked down, ordering refunds to investors—most of whom, curiously, couldn’t be traced.
The 2010 timeline is particularly juicy: despite a regulatory ban, Roy made headlines with bold acquisitions like London’s Grosvenor House and New York’s Plaza Hotel, signaling ambition that bordered on audacity. His arrest in 2014 only added layers to a saga steeped in excess, emotion, and unanswered questions.
With Hansal Mehta as showrunner and director, expect the series to go beyond surface-level scandal. Known for his detail-driven narratives in Shahid and Scam 1992, Mehta will likely dig into court documents, SEBI reports, and press clippings to reconstruct the rise—and spectacular fall—of a man who promised the moon to millions.