‘The difficult half was when I didn’t have a penny in my pocket and I used to be doing theatre.’
‘I needed to generally journey with no practice ticket to go for rehearsals.’
‘Those occasions have been actually laborious on my household and me.’
‘But my dad and mom would say, “Never quit. Just maintain following your goals. Do what you dream about however if you try this, try this with nice honesty and nice dedication”.’
IMAGE: Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi in Scam 2003: The Telgi Story.
Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, the second installment in Hansal Mehta’s Scam franchise adopted by Scam 1992: The Hansal Mehta Story, stars Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi.
The actor hopes audiences will take pleasure in his efficiency within the sequence, however when Rediff.com Contributor Mohnish Singh asks if it’ll make him a family title prefer it did for Pratik Gandhi in Scam 1992: The Hansal Mehta he says, “Whether I will likely be a family title after this or not, I don’t know.”
How did you get into the pores and skin of Abdul Karim Telgi?
Many issues went into creating the character; it was not one single factor.
I needed to achieve weight to get the look proper. I had gained round 19-20 kilos.
We additionally wanted to work on the language, the tonality of it. So I went to Khanapur, the native place of Abdul Kareem Telgi in Karnataka.
I spent a day there speaking to the locals and recorded audios to grasp what sort of language they converse, what’s the tone of it.
Then I found type of a physique language that he might need as a result of they weren’t many movies accessible of his stroll or speak on-line.
But there have been quite a lot of pictures.
I type of stitched all the images in my thoughts and created a stroll which I believed can be Telgi’s stroll or physique language.
These are a number of the examples, however there have been many extra changes that I had to usher in my physique.
Also, to grasp the script and to have a look at it from a standpoint or what sort of particular person he was.
I additionally took assist from my administrators.
IMAGE: Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003: The Telgi Story.
How did you bag the half?
I’ve been doing theatre for the final 25 years and I feel Hansal Mehta knew about me from numerous locations.
Then he noticed me within the first movie that I did with Sushant Singh Rajput, with Abhishek Chaubey, Sonchiraiya.
I feel he preferred my work.
Then he noticed me on this sequence known as The Suitable Boy with Mira Nair.
I feel from there he thought I may be appropriate for this position.
We all understand how Scam 1992 made Pratik Gandhi a family title after launch. Do you assume Scam 2003 will do the identical to your profession?
(Laughs) I do not know.
I imply, should you had requested Pratik Gandhi that when Scam 1992 was releasing, even he could not have answered.
Whether I will likely be a family title after this or not, I don’t know.
Yes, the priority has been set by him.
It’s not a simple job to, you realize, fill these sneakers however I’ve achieved my work with honesty.
He is a wonderful actor and has set an incredible customary.
I hope individuals settle for me for what I’ve achieved.
IMAGE: Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003: The Telgi Story.
What has been essentially the most difficult a part of your profession?
Career smart, the difficult half was when I didn’t have a penny in my pocket and I used to be doing theatre. I needed to generally journey with no practice ticket to go for rehearsals.
Those occasions have been actually laborious on my household and me.
But my dad and mom would say, ‘Never quit. Just maintain following your goals. Do what you dream about however if you try this, try this with nice honesty and nice dedication.’
I adopted that.
Even when occasions have been powerful throughout my theatre days, I saved doing it.
Thankfully, I’ve reached a spot the place I can now journey with a ticket.
Did you ever consider giving up performing and doing one thing else?
No. I did another jobs to help my performing, although.
Like, I used to jot down songs for serials.
I’ve labored in McDonalds.
I’ve achieved door-to-door advertising, promoting individuals the service that I used to be working for.
I’ve received insulted many occasions for that too. Doors have been shut on my face.
But I by no means thought that I might not be an actor sooner or later.
IMAGE: Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003: The Telgi Story.
Where do you hail from?
I’m from Punjab. I got here to Bombay in 1993 with my household.
Could you please point out exhibits you wrote songs for?
Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak.
Choti Bahu.
The first present I wrote a track for was Kaisa Ye Pyaar Hai for Balaji Telefilms. The title track was written by me.
Then I wrote for Jeet Jayenge Hum and some extra exhibits on Sony TV.
I might have written for greater than 12 or 13 exhibits.
IMAGE: Gagan Dev Riar with Rasika Dugal in A Suitable Boy.
How would you describe your expertise of working with Mira Nair on A Suitable Boy?
Oh, it was an incredible expertise.
She is loopy, she is gorgeous, she is a superb girl and I beloved working together with her.
I’m nonetheless involved together with her.
When it involves her, I’m only a telephone name away.
She simply has to name me and I will likely be head over my heels to work together with her once more as a result of she is an incredible particular person.
Do you’ve any dream position?
I by no means considered roles on these strains.
I work because it comes.
I began off by doing theatre.
I’ve performed a watchman, the place I simply carried a stick and didn’t have any dialogue. That too was a very huge position for me.
Then once I received roles with dialogues, I began doing them with the identical honesty and dedication.
What do you assume is the viewers going to love concerning the Scam sequence?
Scam 1992 is already a giant motive.
I feel individuals ought to come and watch this one as a result of Hansal and (Director) Tusshar Hiranandani have actually created the identical circumstances, the identical type of topic or the same concept with a distinct angle, with a distinct notion.
So individuals will certainly wish to know the opposite aspect of the Scam as a result of in newspapers, we come to know solely the technical level. Like how did the rip-off happen and what occurred. But you’ll come to know the human aspect or what goes behind making an individual turning right into a felony or a scamster.
How did he create the pretend stamps?
What occurred to him?
Which individuals have been concerned?
It could be an eye-opening expertise.
