OTT: Stock scams, stories of billionaires rule the streaming space

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The covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the media and entertainment industry in a big way. Many major films could not have a theatrical release due to covid-19. With people forced to stay at home, the OTT platforms saw an increase in subscriptions.

While there is no dearth of the content of various types and genres on these platforms, a recent inclination of OTTs to release more content based on stock scams, financial fraud, white-collar corruption, and billionaire community has created a new favourite genre among the audience.

This genre has surely stood out among others, especially with the success of Scam 1992. In 2020 the series based on Harshad Mehta ruled the OTT space and created a huge fan base.

In 2020, Netflix reported that viewing for non-fiction series on Netflix in India grew more than 250% than in 2019. Documentary viewing also grew more than 100% in 2020 over 2019. Bad Boy Billionaires, a docu-series based on four business magnates of India and their white-collar corruption, was among the most popular documentaries on Netflix in India in 2020.

 Here is some content that got the audience hooked to OTT platforms:

Scam 1992 non SonyLIV

Scam 1992 is an Indian crime drama directed by famous director Hansal Mehta on SonyLIV. The story is based on a 1992 Indian stock market scam committed by many stockbrokers including Harshad Mehta. The series is adapted from journalist Sucheta Dalal and Debashish Basu’s 1992 book and stars Pratik Gandhi as the protagonist of Harshad Mehta.

The Big Bull on Disney+Hotstar

Abhishek Bachchan starrer Big Bull is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and co-written by Kookie Gulati. The storyline of the film is based on the life of Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker, involved in financial crimes over a period of 10 years, from 1980 to 1990

Bad Boy Billionaires on Netflix

Bad Boy Billionaires is an Indian Netflix original docu-series that focuses on the lives of four prominent business magnates of India, including Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Subrata Roy, and Ramalinga Raju, who achieved predominant success in their businesses during their lifetime before being accused of corruption. The series captures their journey from being an industry stalwart to