Review: ‘The Pyramid Scheme’ cheats on a promising idea

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Goldy (Paramveer Singh Cheema) runs a mobile phone store in Haridwar and has to pay off the debts of his good-for-nothing father (Sadanand Patil). Goldy is surrounded by a noisy gaggle of aunts, uncles and cousins. The clan is ruled by the crotchety grandfather (Aanjjan Srivastav), called Babu by everyone.

While Goldy is grappling with his problems, a charismatic Tarun Bajaj (Shekhar Suman), with all the fervour of a fairground evangelist, floats a Jumbolife pyramid scheme to sell a company’s spurious products. Company head Daljeet (Ravi Behl) pulls the strings from abroad, while his recruiters, Chunmun (Vijay Kumar), his wife Pramila (Smita Bansal) and successful Jumbolife team member Divyajyoti (Indresh Malik) keep their eyes peeled out for desperate prey.

The debt-ridden Goldy walks into the trap. Along with his partner, the disgraced music teacher Manoj (Ranvir Shorey with an oily comb over and Groucho Marx eyebrows), Goldy sets out to recruit his sceptical relatives.

There was a good idea here – a web series about Ponzi schemes that prove the saying “There’s a sucker born every minute.” There have been many major scams and chit fund scandals in India. But The Viral Fever’s series The Pyramid Scheme on Prime Video doesn’t have the blend of information and...

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