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Indian actor
Gagan Dev Riar
BornNew Delhi
NationalityIndian
Occupationactor
Years active2010-present

Gagan Dev Riar is an Indian actor. He is mainly known for his roles in Scam 2003, A Suitable Boy, Sonchiriya.

Early life

Riar was born in New Delhi and brought up in Pathankot, Punjab.

Career

He started his career as a theatre actor. He played noted roles in plays like Piya Behrupiya, Stories in a Song, Monsoon Wedding: The Musical, Detective 9-2-11, Aaj Rang Hai and Baaghi Albele.

He made his Bollywood debut in the year 2014 with Akarsh Khurana’s directed tv film Sunsilk Real FM and played the role of Jwahar. Then he appeared in Sudev Nair’s directed tv series Not Fit as Raunak.

In 2019, he acted as Khalifa in Abhishek Chaubey’s directed film Sonchiriya. Again, he appeared in Mira Nair and Shimit Amin’s directed tv series A Suitable Boy as Pran Kapoor.

In the year 2023, he came to limelight with playing as the protagonist Abdul Karim Telgi in Tushar Hiranandani’s directed tv series Scam 2003: The Telgi Story. His performance in Scam 2003 praised by audience and critics wrote very positive quotes about him in film’s reviews. Shubra Gupta of Indian Express said: "Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi is terrific". Yatamanyu Narain of News 18 stated: "Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Telgi is the heart and soul of Hansal Mehta's show". Bhavna Agarwal of India Today stated: "Gagan Dev Riar nails it as Telgi".

Filmography

Year Movie/TV Series Roles Refs.
2014 Sunsilk Real FM Jwahar
2015 Not Fit Raunakk
2019 Sonchiriya Khalifa
2020 A Suitable Boy Pran Kapoor
2023 Scam 2003 Abdul Karim Telgi

Theatre plays

  • Piya Behrupiya
  • Stories in a Song
  • Monsoon Wedding:The Musical
  • Detective 9-2-11
  • Aaj Rang Hai
  • Baaghi Albele

References

  1. "Gagan Dev Riar says before Scam 2003, he was worried about 'aage ka kharcha'". The Indian Express. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. ^ "From behrupiya to scammer: theatre actor Gagan Dev Riar takes on Abdul Karim Telgi". Hindustan Times. 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  3. "Scam 2003-The Telgi Story star Gagan Dev Riar recalls the time he worked as a peon in Mumbai". Hindustan Times. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  4. "Who is Gagan Dev Riar, Abdul Karim Telgi in Scam 2003? Worked with SSR, was first choice for this role in Scam 1992". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. "I copied even the slightest gestures of Telgi: Scam 2003's Gagan Dev Riar". The New Indian Express. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  6. "Say hello to OTT's new star, Gagan Dev Riar". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. Gowen, Annie (2023-05-22). "How Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' became a musical". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  8. Supraja, Charumathi (2023-08-01). "How the play Piya Behrupiya won over audiences with a nautanki twist to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  9. Dua, Purtika (2023-05-05). "Atul Kumar's Baaghi Albele: A satirical comedy returns to Delhi for its 6th Season". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  10. "A Suitable Boy To Sonchiriya, Projects Gagandev Riar Helmed Before Scam 2003". News18. 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  11. "Theatre actor Gagan Dev Riar to headline Hansal Mehta's 'Scam 2003: The Telgi Story'". The Times of India. 2022-05-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  12. Chhibber, Mini Anthikad (2020-10-23). "'A Suitable Boy' review: A lavish, if predictable offering from Mira Nair". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  13. "Rasika Dugal, Namit Das join Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy". India Today. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  14. "Gagan Dev Riar to play the lead role in Scam 2003 The Telgi Story". India Today. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  15. "Scam 2003 The Telgi Story review: Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi is terrific". The Indian Express. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  16. "Scam 2003 The Telgi Story Review: Hansal Mehta's 'Scam-verse' Gets Bigger And Brilliant". News18. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  17. "'Scam 2003' Vol 1 Review: Gagan Dev Riar's 'daring' act supersedes scam legacy". India Today. September 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  18. "Atul Kumar's Piya Behrupiya comes to Bengaluru again". The Times of India. 2019-07-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  19. "Who is Gagan Dev Riar? All About Actor Who Plays Abdul Karim Telgi In Scam 2003". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  20. Bernardo, Melissa Rose (2023-05-23). "Monsoon Wedding: An Exceptional Movie Becomes An Unremarkable Musical". New York Stage Review. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  21. "Playing it right". The Tribune.
  22. "AAJ RANG HAI play review , Hindi play review - www.MumbaiTheatreGuide.com". www.mumbaitheatreguide.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  23. PTI (2023-05-10). "Aadyam Theatre's 'Baaghi Albele' to portray artists' woes under government repression". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

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