16 Best Indian Stock Market Movies & Series

Set in early 1990s Mumbai, the series chronicles the meteoric rise and subsequent spectacular downfall of stockbroker Harshad Mehta. He exploits loopholes in the banking system to trigger a massive bull run in the stock market before being exposed by a financial journalist.

Follows the life of Abdul Karim Telgi, who built an empire by counterfeiting stamp papers in India, creating a multi-crore scam. It explores how he manipulated government systems and financial institutions to circulate fake stamp papers nationwide.

A loosely fictionalized retelling of Harshad Mehtas life, focusing on Hemant Shah, a small-time broker who discovers banking loopholes to manipulate stock prices. His ambition drives the stock index to record highs before a massive financial investigation brings him down.

A hungry young graduate moves to Mumbai and gets mentored by a ruthless and wealthy Gujarati stock trader, Shakun Kothari. The young man soon realizes he is being used as a pawn in complex insider trading schemes and financial crimes.

Inspired by the 1992 stock market scam, an ordinary middle-class man enters the stock market and quickly learns to exploit banking loopholes. His unchecked ambition leads to a financial catastrophe that shakes the entire Indian economy.

The film delves into the dark side of corporate rivalry between two giant Indian FMCG companies fighting for market dominance. It exposes the unethical practices, political lobbying, and corporate espionage used to destroy competitors and manipulate public perception.

Loosely inspired by the life of Dhirubhai Ambani, the movie traces the journey of Gurukant Desai from a small village to becoming the biggest business tycoon in India. It highlights his battles against the restrictive License Raj bureaucracy and his controversial methods of raising capital from the public.

An investigative docuseries exploring the greed, fraud, and corruption that built—and ultimately destroyed—India’s most infamous tycoons, including Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Subrata Roy. It details their complex financial schemes, money laundering, and eventual downfall.

Two brothers, with differing ideologies on money and ethics, clash in the volatile world of the Indian stock market. The film dramatizes the intense speculation, greed, and ruin that can occur when trading relies on rumors rather than fundamentals.

While not strictly about the stock market, the film deals with the financial transaction of human lives, focusing on the bride-buying culture where poor families sell their daughters to wealthy expatriates. It serves as a grim metaphor for human capital and economic desperation.

A middle-class man suddenly acquires immense wealth and enters the world of high finance and big business. The story explores how his sudden financial success changes his values, relationships, and worldview, eventually teaching him that money isnt everything.

A fresh graduate struggles in a corrupt corporate sales environment and decides to secretly start his own company using his employers resources. He builds a successful business by prioritizing customer satisfaction, honesty, and treating his partners fairly over mere profit-making.

Four friends quit their stable corporate jobs to develop a startup idea and face the daunting task of securing seed funding. The series accurately depicts the struggles of pitching to venture capitalists, dealing with equity splits, and navigating the Indian startup ecosystem.

Three college graduates launch a health-tech startup that quickly scales up and attracts major venture capital funding. However, as the company grows, the pressure of valuations, investor demands, and burn rates threatens to destroy their friendship and original vision.

Based on true events, the series follows a group of young men in a small town in Jharkhand who run a highly lucrative phishing scam operation. Their success draws the attention of corrupt politicians and law enforcement, leading to a violent struggle for control over the illegal financial empire.

A brilliant but struggling artist decides to design and print highly authentic counterfeit currency to save his grandfathers printing press. He soon gets pulled into a massive organized crime network, playing a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with a specialized financial crimes task force.