Gagan Dev Riar is an Indian actor. He is mainly known for his roles in

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Early life

Riar was born in

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and brought up in

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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

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’s directed tv film Sunsilk Real FM and played the role of Jwahar. Then he appeared in

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’s directed tv series Not Fit as Raunak. In 2019, he acted as Khalifa in

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’s directed film

. Again, he appeared in

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and

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’s directed tv series

as Pran Kapoor. In the year 2023, he came to limelight with playing as the protagonist

Abdul Karim Telgi Abdul Karim Telgi (1961-2017) was a convicted Indian counterfeiter. He earned money by printing counterfeit stamp paper in India. Early life Telgi's mother was Shariefabee Ladsaab Telgi, and his father was an employee of Indian Railways. His ...

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’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

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said: "Gagan Dev Riar as

is terrific". Yatamanyu Narain of

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stated: "Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Telgi is the heart and soul of Hansal Mehta's show". Bhavna Agarwal of

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stated: "Gagan Dev Riar nails it as Telgi".

Filmography

Theatre plays

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riar, Gagan Dev Living people Indian male film actors Indian actors Year of birth missing (living people)