Scam 2003: The Telgi Story (2023)

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20231 Season8.1

Drama, Crime

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Genre: Drama
Origin: IN

About

Paisa kamaya nahi, banaya jaata hai

It will follow the life of Telgi, born in Khanapur in the state of Karnataka, as he became the mastermind behind one of India’s most ingenious scams, which spread across 18 states and shook the entire country

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Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in India.

Details

Director: Tushar Hiranandani
Writing: Kiran Yadnyopavit, Karan Vyas, Kedar Patankar
Status: Ended
First aired: Aug 31, 2023
Network: SonyLIV
Studio: Applause Entertainment, StudioNEXT

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Gagan Dev Riar

Abdul Karim Telgi

Sana Amin Sheikh

Nafisa

Shashank Ketkar

Mukesh Tiwari

Suryapratap Gehlot

Sameer Dharmadhikari

Tukaram

Nandu Madhav

Madhukar Dombe

Abhinay Bansod

Salim

Bharat Dabholkar

Jadhav

Talat Aziz

Shaukat

Vivek Mishra

Madhusudhan Mishra

Hemang Vyas

Kaushal Jhaveri

Nikhil Ratnaparkhi

Ganesh Kamble

Nivedita Bhargava

Faridabee

Yusuf Mohamed

Suleiman

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SERIES

20231 Season8.1

Drama, Crime

TMDB8.1

Votes18

Your rating

Genre: Drama
Origin: IN

About

Paisa kamaya nahi, banaya jaata hai

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in India.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Aug 31, 2023 · 50m
Paisa Kamaya Nahin Banaya Jata Hain
A job opportunity brings Abdul Karim Telgi, a fruit seller from Khanpur, to Bombay. When he is arrested for forgery nine years later, he meets Kaushal Jhaveri in prison and joins his gum wash operation. However, fining the business unscalable, Abdul comes up with the idea to pivot into the world of stamp papers.
E2 · Airs Aug 31, 2023 · 51m
Choomantar
Abdul successfully begins to steal official stamp papers from trains, but needs a licence to sell them in bulk. Against Kaushal’s wishes, he uses political connections to try and acquire one from the Old Custom House but fails. To make matters worse, Kaushal, feeling betrayed, leaves Abdul’s side.
E3 · Airs Aug 31, 2023 · 43m
Khota Sikka
Abdul manages to acquire a license through political contacts but turns his back on the minister that helped him by allying with the new party in power. He ends up losing his license and going back to prison, where he meets a mechanic from Nashik who introduces him to the source of stamp papers - the Nashik Security Press.
E4 · Airs Aug 31, 2023 · 54m
Mubarak Ho Aapko Stamp Paper Hua Hain
Abdul formulates a strategy to get the management of the Nashik Press on his side and facilitates the promotion of their top bureaucrat. He gets the original machines, dyes and papers from the press and starts printing stamp papers. Although he expands his business, he soon learns that, to truly flourish, he must wipe out his biggest competitor.
E5 · Airs Aug 31, 2023 · 49m
I Love You
By manipulating the shutdown of the press and the supply chain of the Old Custom House, Abdul monopolizes the stamp market. His success having caught the attention of many, Abdul begins to befriend every new and bigger power in the state.
E6 · Airs Nov 2, 2023 · 38m
Abracadabra
Abdul grapples with the aftermath of his splurge by re-dealing with the various personnel on his payroll. However, he turns down Sheikh’s request to fund the Karnataka government's attempt to free a recently kidnapped superstar. Sheikh, in return, gets one of Abdul’s tempos caught, cornering him into making the payout. Despite the payment, Karnataka Police arrests Abdul from Ajmer.
E7 · Airs Nov 2, 2023 · 35m
Logic Ka Magic
An SIT is formed in Bangalore under Suryapratap Gehlot to investigate the stamp paper case. During investigation, he almost reaches Abdul’s printing press. Nevertheless, he finds ink cans and proves in court that Abdul is illegally printing stamp papers. Rattled, Abdul makes a deal with Pune officer DCP Halani to transfer him to Pune. However, Gehlot is on to Abdul.
E8 · Airs Nov 2, 2023 · 37m
Mumbai Ka King
Cornered, Abdul tries everything to get transferred to Maharashtra. Finally, Karnataka is forced to give in and Abdul is moved to Pune with Halani. However, Pune is only a trap to make sure Abdul keeps his mouth shut. Now desperate, Abdul makes an unprecedented move and manages to move into the fake custody of his trusted Mumbai Police. Meanwhile, due to growing political pressure in Maharashtra, a new SIT is formed under SRPF’s DIG Pramod Jaisingh.
E9 · Airs Nov 2, 2023 · 38m
Bina Daant Ka Sher
Jaisingh’s investigation begins and it threatens everyone involved with Abdul. When no one pays heed to his investigative report, Jaisingh and Gehlot arrest Abdul from his home and take him back to Bangalore. Jaisingh’s report is leaked to the media and suddenly, without warning, everyone – small and big – is under the spotlight.
E10 · Airs Nov 2, 2023 · 44m
Truth Serum
Jaisingh and Gehlot arrest Abdul’s bureaucrat and police associates in Maharashtra and Karnataka, but the politicians remain untouched. While Abdul faces a tell-all narco test, the pressure mounts and a decision is taken to dissolve the SITs. With the case transferred to a central agency and his family facing the brunt, can Abdul remain stoic, or will his resolve finally break?

Details

Director: Tushar Hiranandani
Writing: Kiran Yadnyopavit, Karan Vyas, Kedar Patankar
Status: Ended
First aired: Aug 31, 2023
Network: SonyLIV
Studio: Applause Entertainment, StudioNEXT

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Gagan Dev Riar

Abdul Karim Telgi

Sana Amin Sheikh

Nafisa

Shashank Ketkar

Mukesh Tiwari

Suryapratap Gehlot

Sameer Dharmadhikari

Tukaram

Nandu Madhav

Madhukar Dombe

Abhinay Bansod

Salim

Bharat Dabholkar

Jadhav

Talat Aziz

Shaukat

Vivek Mishra

Madhusudhan Mishra

Hemang Vyas

Kaushal Jhaveri

Nikhil Ratnaparkhi

Ganesh Kamble

Nivedita Bhargava

Faridabee

Yusuf Mohamed

Suleiman

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