Hollywood Con Queen: Docuseries set to expose the extraordinary case about a serial imposter who ‘conned over 300 aspiring creatives out of more than $1 MILLION by posing as top female industry execs’

An upcoming documentary will expose the truth about a serial cheater whose exploits led to him being dubbed the “Hollywood Con Queen.”

Hargobind Tahilramani, from Indonesia, is believed to be the mastermind behind a years-long deception in which he posed as Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy, former Sony film chief Amy Pascal and ex-Paramount boss Sherry Lansing.

He was able to scam over 300 ambitious creatives, such as actors, screenwriters and photographers – of more than $1 million by offering them the chance for a big break, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Tahilramani’s alleged plan later fell apart and a court decided he could be extradited from Britain to the US – but there would be more drama during the trial, which was marred by theatrics and even a fire.

Here, FEMAIL has uncovered the sordid details as Apple TV’s three-part true crime series sets out to unravel the case.

Tahilramani is said to have first started his elaborate plan in 2013 and is accused of destroying the entertainment industry for the next seven years.

The serial cheater started by initially contacting his victims via email before connecting regularly, mimicking the voices of top female executives – even down to their accents, according to reports.

After assuming their identities, he could have lured his unsuspecting targets to Indonesia with the promise of life-changing career opportunities.

The creatives paid for their own flights, but said upon arrival they were then pressured to pay inflated prices for logistics services with the promise of refunds.

But the costs were never reimbursed and the projects never got off the ground, leaving thousands of dollars out of pocket.

Rather than securing their big break, so were the objectives “being exploited in a perverse psychological game that spans the globe,” according to the documentary’s synopsis.

Among those who fell prey to the scheme was New York-based screenwriter Greg Mandarano.

He is said to have been scammed out of $80,000 (of which he paid $40,000 in cash) after being contacted by the scammer posing as film producer Jean “Gigi” Pritzker at the time.

Tahilramani also offered Mandarano sexual favors and tried to get him to send recordings of himself, said Joel Smith, who represented the U.S. at the extradition hearing.

Similarly, freelance photographer Will Strathman was approached by the fraudster as Amy Pascal under the guise of directing a new travel series for Netflix.

He paid nearly $50,000 in fictitious expenses during three trips in 2017.

The depths of the deception began to unravel after an explosive revelation by The Hollywood Reporter in 2018.

It helped track Tahilramani before he was arrested in 2020 at a hotel in Manchester, England, following a year-long investigation by the FBI.

The US charged the defendant with eight counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud and five counts of aggravated identity theft, and called for his extradition.

But Tahilramani, who was previously a food blogger, was held in custody in Britain for more than two years while he tried to fight the extradition.

And the hearing was not without hurdles.

His lawyer had argued that a U.S. prison would put him at greater risk of suicide and violence from other inmates because of his “unique characteristics.”

This included references to “his homosexuality, his apparent femininity, his previous history of abuse which has affected his mental health and his histrionic personality disorder.”

Tahilramani, who said he was jailed in Jakarta for making a bomb threat against the US embassy in Indonesia, appeared in court via video link.

But he became increasingly agitated during a consolation break after the judge left the room.

Addressing reporters right on the stream he said: ‘F**k you, go f**k yourself, see what I’m going to do to you in America, I’m going to fuck you.’

During his trial, Tahilramani also packed his things and stormed out of the room assigned to him in prison, from where he was able to connect to the court via video link.

He said he would seek a judicial review of the verdict, which had not even been handed down at the time.

The suspect returned five minutes later and did not respond to his outburst, but there was another interruption.

This time it was an alarm that suddenly sounded in the courtroom as an automated message repeatedly said, “Please pay attention. Due to an emergency it is necessary to evacuate the building.’

It was later confirmed thatA fire had broken out in the basement of the courthouse, forcing 300 people to flee the building.

One person was treated at the scene by an ambulance and taken to hospital.

There has been no recent update in Tahilramani’s case.

Apple TV’s Hollywood Con Queen premieres May 8.