Hansal Mehta Fires Back at Naga Vamsi Over ‘Lucky Bhaskar’ Controversy. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has accused producer Naga Vamsi of “borrowing liberally” from his Scam series, Scam 1992 and Scam 2003, for Vamsi’s film Lucky Bhaskar. Mehta shared his reaction on social media, responding to Vamsi’s recent comments about the success of Pushpa 2. Mehta criticized Vamsi’s arrogance while expressing his happiness that stories travel and find success in other languages. Here’s everything you need to know about the issue.
Hansal Mehta took his social media account Twitter and called out Naga Vamsi for allegedly borrowing Lucky Bhaskar from Scam 1992 and Scam 2003. The Director Hansal wrote “Since this person Mr Naga Vamsi was being so arrogant and now that I know who he is: His latest hit as a producer Lucky Bhaskar has borrowed liberally from the Scam series. The reason I brought this up is that I feel happy that stories travel and a film in another language succeeds in replicating what has worked for us.” This statement has been making headlines on the internet.
He further explained why he called Naga Vamsi arrogant and said. “Everybody wins. Nobody is bigger than the other. That narrative is destructive. Arrogance is even worse. To all those haters coming at me on my TL – see you in 2025.” It all started when Naga Vamsi spoke in a recent interview about Pushpa 2 and Mumbai. He said, “The whole of Mumbai didn’t sleep after Pushpa 2 earned over ₹80 crore in a single day.” Reacting to the statement Hansal wrote ” Chill Dude whoever you are, I live in Mumbai. Been sleeping very well.”
The series Scam 1992 was released in 2020 candidly showcases how Harshad Mehta took the stock market to dizzying heights and had a catastrophic downfall. The series were directed by Hansal Mehta. The next film Scam 2003 which was co-directed by Hansal Mehta and Tushar Hiranandani was based on the real-life incident of a stamp paper scam. Both the series were well received by the audience.