Following Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) and Scam 2003: The Telgi Story (2023), filmmaker Hansal Mehta is nearing completion of the franchise’s third instalment, Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga. The series traces the rise and fall of controversial Sahara India Pariwar founder Subrata Roy Sahara, who spent over two years in jail in connection with the long-running SEBI-Sahara investor refund case.

Marathi actor Siddharth Bodke plays Roy, while Kritika Singh and Moon Banerjee portray his wife Swapna Roy and mother Chhabi Roy, respectively. Aditya Srivastava is also part of the cast. “The team has shot in Lucknow, where Sahara’s head office is based, as well as in Kanpur-Bithoor, Malihabad and other nearby locations. After completing schedules in Noida, Delhi and Dehradun, they are now shooting the final leg in Mumbai,” a source tells us.

When contacted, Mehta said he “can’t speak about it” and directed the query to Applause Entertainment, which did not respond.

The project, announced in May 2024, has also faced legal opposition from Sahara. “Yes, we have filed a case which is still pending. We are aware that the series is being shot and is based on Tamal Bandyopadhyay’s book, which has Sahara India Parivar’s full-page disclaimer on its opening page,” a Sahara source says.