Gagan Dev Riar

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Gagan Dev Riar
Born
New Delhi
NationalityIndian
Occupation actor
Years active2010-present

Gagan Dev Riar is an Indian actor. [1] [2] He is mainly known for his roles in Scam 2003, A Suitable Boy, Sonchiriya. [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Riar was born in New Delhi and brought up in Pathankot, Punjab. [6]

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. [2] [7] [8] [9]

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. [10] 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. [11] Again, he appeared in Mira Nair and Shimit Amin’s directed tv series A Suitable Boy as Pran Kapoor. [12] [13]

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. [14] 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". [15] Yatamanyu Narain of News 18 stated: "Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Telgi is the heart and soul of Hansal Mehta's show". [16] Bhavna Agarwal of India Today stated: "Gagan Dev Riar nails it as Telgi". [17]

Filmography

YearMovie/TV SeriesRolesRefs.
2014Sunsilk Real FMJwahar
2015Not FitRaunakk
2019 Sonchiriya Khalifa
2020 A Suitable Boy Pran Kapoor
2023 Scam 2003 Abdul Karim Telgi

Theatre plays

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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. 1 2 "From behrupiya to scammer: theatre actor Gagan Dev Riar takes on Abdul Karim Telgi". Hindustan Times. 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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  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.
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