Web Series Review | Scam 2003: The Telgi Story – FilmyVoice
‘Rip-off 2003: The Telgi Story’ is a biographical monetary thriller internet sequence directed by Tushar Hiranandani (Saand Ki Aankh), with Hansal Mehta serving because the present runner. Rip-off 2003 is predicated on the 2003 India Stamp Paper counterfeiting dedicated by Abdul Karim Telgi, the sequence is impressed from Sanjay Singh’s ebook ‘Telgi Rip-off: Reporter’s ki Diary’. It serves because the second instalment in ‘Rip-off’ franchise adopted by ‘Rip-off 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story‘. In contrast to Harshad Mehta’s a lot of Telgi’s details and traits should not in widespread man’s information, until one occurs to be an avid follower of monetary information.
Rags-to-riches tales are at all times engaging, particularly when the protagonist is introduced as street-smart or a hustler. Abdul Karim Telgi (Gagan Dev Riar), a resident of Khanapur in Karnataka, is launched promoting vegatables and fruits on trains impressing the passengers and inducing them into shopping for his inventory. One such passenger Shaukat (Talat Aziz) will get impressed along with his polished language, palms him over his tackle and instructs him to fulfill him in Mumbai.
On reaching Mumbai, Abdul turns into instrumental in turning round Shaukat’s sagging lodging enterprise and shortly marries Shaukat’s daughter Nafisa (Sana Amin Sheikh). Issues appear nicely however Abdul just isn’t the one to be happy with much less. He at all times used his catchphrase ‘daring toh karna padega darling’ to attempt completely different cash making scheme. A lot in order that his schemes gave him unimaginable returns, exposing holes within the ‘system’ which guidelines us, a system that retains the widespread man out of power-and-wealth circles.
He strikes to Saudi Arabia for seven years however later returns again to Mumbai on the pretext that he doesn’t purpose to ‘earn cash’, Telgi needed to ‘earn a living’ quickly will get caught for his ‘pushing’ enterprise. Although he doesn’t stay in jail for lengthy due to his ‘jugaadoo’ talks that convinces individuals in believing in his schemes. From promoting fruits on trains to ‘pushing’ manpower, Abdul will get his palms in stamps and afterward into the massive Stamp Paper counterfeiting enterprise.
Because it’s a biography of an extended drawn scamster, it’s best to see it unfolding proper in entrance of you to grasp the conditions and the nuances utilized by the topic to execute his plan. Additionally the finer factors of his life and life-style and other people round him and all of the individuals that he’s linked to can’t be diluted in a evaluate.
Rip-off 2003 is certain going to be in contrast and judged on the idea of Hansal Mehta’s earlier sequence ‘Rip-off 1992‘ and ‘Scoop’. Rip-off 2003 doesn’t meet the expectations. The explanations could possibly be both the story not being as common as Harshad Mehta’s or thrilling and chilling as that of Jigna Vora’s or it could possibly be the fashion of narrating a narrative. The sooner two have been helmed by Hansal Mehta as towards Rip-off 2003 being helmed by Tushar Hiranandani.
Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi appears assured, along with his physique language, a quite common look and typical dressing sense, shirt bulging over his protruding paunch which camouflages his expert thoughts at all times engaged on the best way to get issues carried out.
Although not a terrific concept, Rip-off 2003 is unfold throughout 2 components of which the primary half has 5 episodes. All in all, ‘Rip-off 2003: The Telgi Story’ is a one time look ahead to lovers of thriller content material, however with a warning for its foul cringe worthy language at varied junctures.
Internet Sequence: Rip-off 2003: The Telgi Story
Primarily based on: Sanjay Singh’s ‘Telgi Rip-off: Reporter’s ki Diary’
Directed by: Tushar Hiranandani
Forged: Gagan Dev Riar, Hemang Vyas, Mukesh Tiwari, Talat Aziz, Sana Amin Sheikh, Bharat Jadhav, Shashank Ketkar, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi
Streaming on: SonyLIV
Episodes: 5 episodes of round 50 minutes every
