Scam 2003: The Telgi Story fame Gagan Dev Riar on landing the lead role: “I was coming out of my second audition…” 2003 : Bollywood News

Gagan Dev Riar has opened up about how he landed the role of Abdul Karim Telgi in the upcoming web series Scam 2003: The Telgi Story. The actor, who has a theatre background, said that he was initially not impressed by his audition but was given a second chance to prove himself.

Scam 2003: The Telgi Story fame Gagan Dev Riar on landing the lead role: “I was coming out of my second audition…”

"I was lazing around in my house when I got a call from Mukesh Chhabra who said that they are considering me for a lead role," Riar said in an interview with Hindustan Times. "Until then, I had not led a story. I auditioned but he said 'maza nahi aaya (I am not impressed).' I said give me 3 days time, I'll prepare for it and will come back. I went back and tried a few things. when I was coming out of my second audition, his car was coming into the office. He looked at me and said, 'done'."

Riar further recalled, “Then I went grocery shopping and that's when I received Hansal (Mehta) sir’s call and he said it was a very good audition and I was selected. I was standing in the middle of the road and didn’t know what to do. I was happy and excited.”

Speaking of facing challenges during the shoot of the Hansal Mehta show, Gagan asserted, “I had to go to places in my mind where I'm not comfortable. As an actor that's your job when you have to relate to certain emotional tangents. It was mentally and physically quite challenging."

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For the unversed, developed by Hansal Mehta and directed by Tushar Hiranandani, Scam 2003: The Telgi Story started streaming on SonyLiv from September 1.

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