Tushar Hiranandani: On seeing him, I said, he doesn’t look like Telgi

Updated On: 22 September, 2023 07:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

While Gagan wins praise for his Scam 2003 act, director Tushar recounts how he initially felt the actor wasn’t right choice to play counterfeiter Telgi

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The day Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020) dropped online, Tushar Hiranandani watched it in one go. He was so taken by the series that he called
creator-director Hansal Mehta at 5.30 am to congratulate him. Three years later, as Scam 2003: The Telgi Story premièred earlier this month, the roles were reversed. Hiranandani recalls, “I had switched off my phone because I was scared [of the reactions]. The moment I switched it on, the first call was from Hansal sir. He said, ‘Are you mad? Don’t switch off your phone. Buy five more phones now. The reviews are fantastic.’”

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