Gagan Dev Riar

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Gagan Dev Riar
Born
New Delhi
OccupationActor
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]

Early life

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

Career

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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

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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
2025 Costao CBI Officer Addnl SP Sameer Narang
13th: Some Lessons Aren't Taught in Classrooms MT Sir

Theatre plays

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  • Piya Behrupiya[18]
  • Stories in a Song[19]
  • Monsoon Wedding:The Musical[20]
  • Detective 9-2-11[21]
  • Aaj Rang Hai[22]
  • Baaghi Albele[23]

References

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