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Reel vs Real: Know who's who from web series Scam 1992

It is a well-known fact that SonyLiv's 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story' is a The character of Harshad Mehta, the stockbroker of GrowMore consultancy has been played by Pratik Gandhi. An interesting fact to know would be that “The Big Bull‘s” journey just started with a mere 40 rupees in his pocket with an addition of a number of odd jobs. This SonyLiv web series, directed by Hansal Mehta, is being hailed as one of the best web series of the year. The much-acclaimed series is adapted from the book The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away by journalist Sucheta Dalal, and Debashish Basu. While the series is very close to life, the makers have tweaked the identity of various characters. After the success of the series, many people have been wondering about who these characters are in real life and what was their role in the Harshad Mehta's story. One such person isthe character of Bhushan Bhatt, who was shown as the right-hand man of Harshad Mehta, played by Chirag Vora, in the series. Here is a complete rundown of real-life counterparts portrayed by the reel characters and some interesting facts about them: • Ashwin Mehta: The younger brother of Harshad Mehta and his business partner, Ashwin Mehta later became a lawyer and practices in Supreme Court and Bombay High Court. • Jyoti Mehta: Jyoti Mehta is the wife of Harshad Mehta. In 2014, she is said to have sued a Mumbai-based broker who owed INR 6 crores to Harshad since the year 1992. In 2019, she finally won the case a...