Gagan Dev Riar Explained

Gagan Dev Riar
Birth Place:New Delhi
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:actor
Years Active:2010-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]

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

Year! scope="col"
Movie/TV SeriesRolesRefs.
2014Sunsilk Real FMJwahar
2015Not FitRaunakk
2019SonchiriyaKhalifa
2020A Suitable BoyPran Kapoor
2023Scam 2003Abdul Karim Telgi

Theatre plays

Notes and References

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

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