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16 characters · TV Series

Harshad /Her-SHUD/ The central protagonist, a stockbroker who masterminded the 1992 Indian stock market scam. Sucheta /Soo-CHAY-tuh/ The journalist who exposed Harshad Mehta's scam. Ashwin /ASH-win/ Harshad's brother and a key figure in his operations. Manoharlal /Muh-NO-har-lal/ The Chairman of the National Housing Bank (NHB), deeply involved in the scam. Rama /RAH-muh/ A CBI officer investigating the scam. Venkatraman /VEN-kat-rah-mun/ The Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a key regulator. Jyoti /JYOH-tee/ Harshad's wife, who supports him through thick and thin. Bhushan /BOO-shun/ A stockbroker who initially helps Harshad but later becomes wary of his methods. Pranav /PRAA-nav/ A young journalist working with Sucheta Dalal. Deepak /DEE-pak/ The head of HDFC, a significant financial institution. Sudhir /soo-DHEER/ Harshad Mehta's younger brother and trusted family member who stands by the Mehta household through both the dizzying rise and the humiliating collapse of the Big Bull's financial empire. Shankar /SHUNG-kur/ Harshad Mehta's loyal personal driver and aide whose quiet devotion endures across every phase of his employer's extraordinary and ultimately tragic public life. Narasimha /nuh-ruh-SIM-huh/ The Prime Minister of India during the 1991–92 liberalisation era, depicted navigating the political earthquake triggered by the securities scam that exposed fatal weaknesses in India's newly opened financial markets. Manmohan /mun-MOH-hun/ The Finance Minister who architects India's landmark 1991 budget and economic liberalisation, depicted as the quiet but transformative figure whose policy reforms created the volatile market environment Harshad Mehta exploited. Nimesh /NIH-mesh/ A Bombay Stock Exchange broker drawn into the feverish trading network that surrounds Harshad Mehta, embodying the many market participants who thrived in the BSE's grey zones during the bull run of 1991. Ajay /UH-jay/ A stockbroker operating within Bombay's high-stakes equities market who intersects with Harshad Mehta's expanding circle of Ready Forward deal counterparties during the early 1990s bull run.

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