Theatre actor
Gagan Dev Riar has been roped in to play the lead role in 'Scam 2003: The
Telgi Story
', the makers announced on Tuesday.
Hansal Mehta, who delivered the critically-acclaimed first part 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story', will serve as the showrunner and direct alongside
Tushar Hiranandani.
Gagan, who has acted in films like 'Sonchiriya' and series 'A Suitable Boy', will be essaying the role of Telgi.
The new season will chronicle the life of Telgi, a fruit-seller born in Khanapur in Karnataka, and his journey to becoming the mastermind behind one of the most ingenious scams in India.
It is adapted from the Hindi book 'Reporter ki
Diary
' penned by journalist and news reporter Sanjay Singh, who is credited with breaking the story of the scam.
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