Actor Paresh Ganatra, who started his acting career with Gujarati theatre in 1984, recently recalled losing a large sum of money during the Harshad Mehta scam in 1992. He shared that the close encounter inspired him to play the role of Radhakishan Damani in Hansal Mehta`s web series Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story starring Pratik Gandhi in the titular role. 

Paresh Ganatra on losing money to Harshad Mehta 

During his appearance on Digital Commentary`s podcast, Paresh said, "I was working then and my salary was Rs 5,000 per month. I had Rs 75,000 in savings and it was a big amount at that time. I lost it all during the Harshad Mehta scam."