India, Aug. 12 -- The Scam franchise is back. The next chapter in one of India's most-loved & acclaimed franchises is officially underway. Sony LIV, Birla Studios and Applause Entertainment have begun production on Scam 2010, directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta. From his rise through small savings schemes that laid the foundation for a sprawling financial empire to the public scrutiny that followed, the series traces a compelling and extraordinary journey.

Speaking about the series, Hansal said, "Scam 2010 is a story about ambition, influence and the arrogance that follows both. It looks at how one of India's largest business empires was built on belief - and what happened when that belief ran out. It tells the fasc...