The most famous Scam 1992 dialogues are Harshad Mehta’s lines on risk and money, led by “Risk hai toh ishq hai”, “Jab jeb mein money ho na, toh kundli mein shani hone se koi farak nahi padta” and “Main kismat mein nahi, keemat mein vishwas rakhta hoon”. Here are 20 lines from the SonyLIV series with meanings.
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story premiered on SonyLIV on 9 October 2020. Hansal Mehta and Jai Mehta directed the 10-episode series, which is based on the book The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away by journalists Sucheta Dalal and Debashis Basu. Sumit Purohit, Saurav Dey, Vaibhav Vishal and Karan Vyas wrote it.
Pratik Gandhi plays Harshad Mehta, the Bombay stockbroker whose rise and fall exposed a massive securities fraud in 1992. Shreya Dhanwanthary plays Sucheta Dalal, Hemant Kher plays his brother Ashwin, and the late Satish Kaushik plays rival broker Manu Mundra. The show won 11 awards at the 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards, including Best Actor for Gandhi.
Where to watch Scam 1992 and what came next
Scam 1992 streams on SonyLIV. The franchise continued with Scam 2003: The Telgi Story (2023), about the fake stamp paper racket, directed by Tushar Hiranandani with Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi. Hansal Mehta’s next chapter, Scam 2010, about Subrata Roy and the Sahara group, is in production for SonyLIV with Siddhant Bodke in the lead. Pratik Gandhi also leads Hansal Mehta’s series Gandhi, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025. More in our web series section.
20 best dialogues from Scam 1992
1. “Risk hai toh ishq hai.”
If there is risk, there is love. Harshad’s personal motto, and the line that defined the show. It became a stock market catchphrase online.
2. “Jab jeb mein money ho na, toh kundli mein shani hone se koi farak nahi padta.”
When you have money in your pocket, a bad planet in your horoscope does not matter. Harshad on why wealth beats luck.
3. “Profit dikhta hai, toh har koi jhukta hai.”
When people see profit, everyone bows. A short line on how money buys respect in Dalal Street.
4. “Success kya hai? Failure ke baad ka chapter.”
What is success? The chapter after failure. Harshad looking back at his early struggles in the market.
5. “Emotion mein insaan hamesha galti karta hai.”
People always make mistakes when they act on emotion. Advice that Harshad himself does not always follow.
6. “Locha, lafda aur jalebi fafda, isko Gujarati ki life se koi nahi nikaal sakta.”
Trouble, fights, and jalebi with fafda: you cannot take these out of a Gujarati’s life. A light line about the community Harshad comes from.
7. “Old school ho ya new school, sabke syllabus mein ek subject common hota hai: profit.”
Old school or new school, one subject is common in every syllabus: profit. Harshad brushing off the old guard of brokers.
8. “Business mein saturation aata hai, dimaag mein thodi? Woh chalta rehta hai.”
Business can hit saturation, but the mind does not. It keeps running. Harshad on why he keeps finding new ideas.
9. “Share market itna gehra kuan hai jo poore desh ki paise ki pyaas bujha sakta hai.”
The share market is a well so deep it can quench the whole country’s thirst for money. Harshad selling his vision of the market.
10. “Ye market ka masala chaar cheezon se banta hai: tip, khabar, research aur thoda risk.”
The market’s masala is made of four things: tips, news, research and a little risk. A quick lesson in how traders think.
11. “Market mein sabse bada jokhim, jokhim na lene mein hai.”
The biggest risk in the market is not taking a risk. Harshad’s answer to cautious brokers.
12. “Meri tarah risk se ishq hai toh kood pado, ya toh doboge ya udoge.”
If you love risk like I do, jump in. You will either sink or fly. The all-or-nothing spirit of the character.
13. “Apne paas kharch karne ko sirf time hi toh hai. Sahi time ka wait karne mein khud kharch ho jayenge.”
Time is all we have to spend. If we keep waiting for the right time, we will be spent ourselves. Harshad pushing for action.
14. “Ye America ka Wall Street nahi hai, Bombay ka Dalal Street hai.”
This is not America’s Wall Street, this is Bombay’s Dalal Street. A reminder that the Indian market has its own rules.
15. “Gujarati ke liye dhandha dharam se bhi bada hota hai.”
For a Gujarati, business is bigger than religion. A half-joking line about the business culture Harshad grew up in.
16. “Mehta na raaj ma, market maja ma.”
Under Mehta’s rule, the market is happy. A Gujarati rhyme that sums up the bull run Harshad led, when he was called the Big Bull.
17. “Free mein toh main mere baap ko bhi tip nahi deta.”
I do not give tips for free, not even to my father. Harshad, when someone asks him for a stock tip.
18. “Share market mein log kismat mein vishwas rakhte hain, par main kismat mein nahi, keemat mein vishwas rakhta hoon.”
People in the market believe in luck, but I believe in value. Harshad’s pitch for his own method.
19. “Aapko pata hai mera sabse bada crime kya hai? Ki main Harshad Mehta hoon.”
Do you know my biggest crime? That I am Harshad Mehta. Said when the investigations close in, and he feels the system is targeting him.
20. “Agar meri poonch mein aag lagayenge na, toh Lanka toh unki bhi jalegi.”
If they set my tail on fire, their Lanka will burn too. A Ramayana reference, and a warning that he will take others down with him.
Why Scam 1992 dialogues became so popular
The writers gave Harshad short, punchy lines that sound like a trader’s one-liners. They are easy to remember and easy to share, which is why they spread on Instagram reels and finance pages long after the show ended.
Pratik Gandhi’s delivery matters as much as the writing. He says most of these lines with a smile, so the arrogance feels charming until the story turns. Find more dialogue lists in our listicles section.
Frequently asked questions
Who played Harshad Mehta in Scam 1992?
Pratik Gandhi played Harshad Mehta and won Best Actor at the 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards for the role.
Where can I watch Scam 1992?
Scam 1992 streams on SonyLIV in India.
Is Scam 1992 based on a book?
Yes. It is based on The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away by Sucheta Dalal and Debashis Basu.
What is the next season of the Scam series?
After Scam 2003: The Telgi Story (2023), Hansal Mehta is making Scam 2010, on Subrata Roy and Sahara, for SonyLIV.
Sources: Scam 1992 on Wikipedia, The Pioneer on Scam 2010, IANS on Gandhi at TIFF.
