The latter half of Season 1 is a masterclass in tension.
It sounds like you're referring to the 2020 Indian web series (Season 1). It's widely considered a standout piece of financial drama, based on the real-life stock market manipulation by Harshad Mehta in the early 1990s. Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story -2020- S01 ...
Intro: A young Harshad Mehta (Pratik Gandhi) struggles as a small-time jobber in Bombay’s Bhavani Shankar Stock Exchange. He witnesses the licensing raj up close. A chance encounter with a bank officer reveals a loophole: Ready Forward Deals (bank-to-bank bond lending) are unmonitored. Harshad whispers to his brother: "The bank’s money is free if you know the rhythm." The latter half of Season 1 is a masterclass in tension
didn't just become a hit; it became a cultural phenomenon. Directed by Hansal Mehta and based on the book Intro: A young Harshad Mehta (Pratik Gandhi) struggles
But the second half is a brutal dissection of hubris. Harshad’s greed becomes insatiable. He abandons his loyal wife (brilliantly played by Shreya Dhanwanthary as Jyoti) and his ethical compass. The same newspapers that called him a wizard now call him a villain. The 1992 Bombay riots serve as a harrowing backdrop, isolating him in a city that has turned against him. The final episode, showing his death in prison (fortuitously, the show released before his actual death in 2001, but the narrative implies the decay), is not a victory lap for justice; it is a melancholy sigh.
The show highlighted how systemic corruption within banks and regulatory bodies allowed the scam to happen. It serves as a history lesson on the evolution of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), both of which were strengthened in the aftermath of the scandal.