'Scam 1992' Completes One Year Of Release: Here's What Made This Hansal Mehta Show A Superhit!

2020 was a year when we saw a boom of shows of all genres flooding the OTT platforms. The audience had the luxury of choice as they had several options for being at home because of the COVID-19-forced lockdown.

Many shows were lauded, praised, and received critical acclaim, including Paatal Lok, Aarya, Panchayat, among several others. However, there was a show that stood out and created a fanbase of its own.

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Scam 1992, helmed by Hansal Mehta broke every record possible for a web series and gained a 'blockbuster' tag in no time.

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Today the show clocked one year of its release, and Hansal Mehta shared a heartwarming post full of nostalgia and gratitude.

Sharing some behind-the-scene photos from the sets of the show, Hansal Mehta wrote:

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"Over 2.5 years of development, 560+ pages of script, 85+ days of shoot, and nearly eight months of post-production. Efforts of 100+ people, overwhelming love of millions. One year since it began to stream. Thank you, team. Thank you, audiences. Thank you, universe. 1 year of #Scam1992."

Over 2.5 years of development, 560+ pages of script, 85+ days of shoot and nearly 8 months of post production. Efforts of 100+ people, overwhelming love of millions.
1 year since it began to stream. Thank you team. Thank you audiences. Thank you universe.
1 year of #Scam1992. pic.twitter.com/HAKhyf96DN

¡ª Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) October 8, 2021

Scam 1992 is based on the 1992 stock market scam and began streaming in October 2020. The crime drama is directed by Hansal Mehta and stars Shreya Dhanwanthary, Nikhil Dwivedi, and Hemant Kher. Let's take a look back and see why the show ended up becoming such a big hit!

1. An unbiased approach towards the real story of Harshad Mehta

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The show gave a closer look at the real story of Harshad Mehta but didn't end up passing a judgment or declaring him a saint who deserves forgiveness. These 500 minutes of the binge-worthy show give the audience the power and perspective to decide whether Harshad was a victim or a criminal.

2. The series made an earnest attempt to explain the turn of events to the audience in the most straightforward way.

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Such shows aren't everyone's cup of tea, but what made this Hansal Mehta show worthy of undisputed success and rave reviews is its simplicity. The show managed to simplify what is complex. Whether you have an education background in financial management or economics or not, the show delivers a watchable drama with facts being explained easily.

Despite being a show that deals with money, finance, taxes, and much more, this turned out to be an edge-of-the-seat drama, and yes, we didn't need our fellow family members or friends or even google to explain the meaning of certain terms and scenes. So, kudos to the entire team for such a non-complicated experience.

3. A power-packed ensemble that just uplifted the story of Scam 1992 the way it truly deserved

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Watching Scam 1992 was like taking a trip down the nostalgia as many faces we used to watch in the 90s were back on our screens. From solid writing and direction, the show guaranteed a delightful experience to the fans.

4. Authenticity of the scenes

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The show was backed by such a powerful and error-free team of researchers that not even one scene looks 'made up. All the scenes shot at the Bombay Stock Exchange are accurate. The team of art production made special efforts to make the story look believable. Hence, you don't find it hard to believe the story is set back in the 1980s and ¡¯90s. Be it the setup of locations or the costumes, and everything looks like a perfect ten on 10¡ªno wonder the show ended up becoming one of the most popular shows on IMDb with 9.6/10.

5. Whistle-worthy dialogues and unforgettable background score

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Till today, the show's theme song remains popular on Instagram. Millions of reels were made on the platform, and it only proved that the music struck the right chord with the fans. And how you forget dialogues like: ¡°Risk Hai Toh Ishq Hai.¡±

¡°Success Kya Hai? Failure Ke Baad Ka Chapter¡±

¡°Emotion Mein Insaan Humesha Galti Karta Hai¡±

¡°Jab Jeb Mein Money Ho Toh Kundli Mein Shani Hone Se Koi Fark Nahi Padta¡±

The show garnered praises and critical acclaim, and rightly so. If you're yet to discover the magic of Pratik Gandhi and the entire team of Scam 1992, maybe this is a perfect time. Start watching the show right here!

(Also read: Pratik Gandhi Was Once Told He Is Not 'Lead Material' & Today He Is The Star Performer Of 2020)