URL copied Transformation from dream to greed is disastrous: Scam 1992 actor Pratik Gandhi For years Pratik Gandhi, a known face in Gujarati theatre and films, straddled two starkly different worlds as an engineer and artiste but the actor is happy that his perseverance finally paid off with âScam 1992 â The Harshad Mehta Storyâ. Gandhi''s stellar performance in the Hansal Mehta-directed limited series on Sony LIV was one of the most talked about roles of 2020. The actor, born in Surat to teacher parents, arrived in Mumbai in 2004 but the path eventually led him back to his home state where he found fame in Gujarati cinema and plays before being spotted for the role of the infamous stockbroker Harshad Mehta.