The teaser of SonyLIV’s upcoming biographical financial thriller series Scam 2003 - The Telgi Story promises an intriguing insight into Abdul Karim Telgi’s Rs 30,000 crore fake stamp paper scam that shocked the nation in 2003.

Dropped by the streamer on Friday evening, the one-minute-26-second-long teaser begins with glimpses of the hit 2020 series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story. A voiceover introduces us to the 2003 scam when in the “country of mathematicians, there was a scarcity of zeroes”. It goes on to talk about a scam of Rs 30,000 crore as shots of a pile of stamp papers appear on the screen.

Without seeing the lead character’s face, we only hear his voice backed by Achint Thakkar’s energetic Scam 1992 theme. “I have no desire to earn money because money is not earned, it is made,” he says, before signing off with, “If you want to progress in life, you must dare darling.”

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“Khel bada tha, aur khiladi...! The story of one of India's biggest scams by Abdul Karim Telgi, which shocked the nation with its unimaginable scale. Streaming on 2nd September, only on Sony LIV,” SonyLIV wrote on Twitter with the teaser.

Helmed by Hansal Mehta and Tushar Hiranandani, Scam 2003 – The Telgi Story has been adapted from the Hindi book Reporter ki Diary by journalist Sanjay Singh, who broke the scam. Acclaimed Marathi writer Kiran Yadnyopavit has also developed the show along with Singh.

The official logline of the upcoming series reads, “The story of one of India’s biggest scam by Abdul Karim Telgi, which shocked the nation with its unimaginable scale.” It was earlier announced that veteran theatre actor Gagan Dev Riar will play the lead role of Telgi in the series.

Produced by Applause Entertainment in association with StudioNEXT, Scam 2003 – The Telgi Story will be streaming on SonyLIV from September 2.