Gagan Dev Riar has been the talk of the town post his SonyLiv series Scam 2003: The Telgi story. The actor portrayed the role of mastermind scamster, Abdul Karim Telgi. His performance is being highly appreciated and fans are eagerly waiting for the second part of the series, scheduled for November release. 

Amidst all the hype, Gagan spoke about his struggling days and difficulties he had to face before becoming successful in the field. In an interview, the actor shared, “I think the difficult part was early 2000 when I did not have enough money to do theatre and I started doing odd jobs to support my family. I started writing for Balaji Telefilms, I started writing songs for serials, I had to work in McDonald's sometimes, I had to go to marketing sometimes, just to be able to survive, but I never ceased to do theatre.” 

He added, “Whenever I used to get a show, the feeling at the end of the show hearing those claps, and feeling like I had done a good job as an actor, kept me motivated to come back to the theatre and never stop doing what I love, and that is acting. I am glad I did not give up, and thankful to God that I am getting love for it.”

Scam 2003: The Telgi story released on September 1, 2023. The show is created by Hansal Mehta, who vowed the audience with the first series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story.

Source: Times Now