PLOT: Born in Khanapur in Karnataka, Telgi became the mastermind behind one of the most ingenious schemes in Indian history that spread across multiple states and shook the entire country. It follows the real-life story of Abdul Karim Telgi who was involved in the 2003 stamp paper counterfeiting scandal worth ₹ 30,000 Crores.
Scam 2003: The Telgi Story is a biographical financial thriller streaming web series on SonyLIV directed by Tushar Hiranandani, with Hansal Mehta serving as the co-director. It is based on a true story of stamped paper counterfeitings committed by Abdul Karim Telgi in the early 2000s, the series is inspired by Sanjay Singh’s book Telgi Scam: Reporter’s ki Diary. It is the second installment in the ‘Scam’ franchise followed by Scam 1992.
The first 5 episodes of the series were released on 1st September 2023 and Volume 2 with 5 episodes streaming from 3rd November 2023 on SonyLIV.
Star Cast:
Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi
Sana Amin Sheikh as Nafisa
Kirandeep Kaur as bar dancer Parveen
Hemang Vyas as Kaushal Jhaveri
Mukesh Tiwari as Suryapratap Gehlot
Talat Aziz as Shaukat
Bharat Jadhav as Durgesh Bharade
Shaad Randhawa as Fahim Sheikh
Shashank Ketkar as Jayant Karmarkar aka JK
Nikhil Ratnaparkhi as Advocate Ganesh Kamble
Dinesh Lal Yadav as Pramod Jaisingh
Sameer Dharmadhikari as Tukaram
Bharat Dabholkar as Jadhav
Bhavana Balsavar as Garima Talpade
Mohd Yusuf Khan as Suleiman
Nandu Madhav as Inspector Madhukar Dombe
Mukesh Chhabra as Guy in Bar opposite telgi
Scam 2003: The Telgi Story Rating –
Direction 3.5/5
Acting 4/5
Dialogues 3.5/5
Story 3.5/5
Screenplay 3/5
Overall Hit ya Flop Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars (Very Good)
Recommended 
Binge-worthy show due to its powerful script, excellent direction, and great performances.
