Actor Paresh Ganatra, who started his acting career with Gujarati theatre in 1984, recently recalled losing a large sum of money during the Harshad Mehta scam in 1992. He shared that the close encounter inspired him to play the role of Radhakishan Damani in Hansal Mehta's web series Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story starring Pratik Gandhi in the titular role. 

Paresh Ganatra on losing money to Harshad Mehta 

During his appearance on Digital Commentary's podcast, Paresh said, "I was working then and my salary was Rs 5,000 per month. I had Rs 75,000 in savings and it was a big amount at that time. I lost it all during the Harshad Mehta scam."