Scam 2003: Gagan Dev Riar says Abdul Karim Telgi was 'much more emotionally charged' than people know

Hansal Mehta brought biographical drama web series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story in 2020. It starred Pratik Gandhi as a stock broker. The show was a huge success. Now the makers have come up with its spiritual sequel Scam 2003: The Telgi Story. It is based on con man Abdul Karim Telgi and stars Gagan Dev Riyar in the lead role.
Gagan talks about his role in the Riyar scandal 2003
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Gagan Dev Riyar elaborated on the role of Abdul Karim Telgi. He said he tried to think of Telgi as a human being, not as a "criminal or a scam". Riar said, "It's more emotionally charged than how people perceive it because our story also talks about the other side and it's not exactly about the scandal. Where he comes from, his family, his emotional side, his Also talks about the master. , the criminal side that we know and also the people who were involved."
Gagan Dev Riyar on comparison with Pratik Gandhi
In the same interview, Gagan was asked about his comparison with Prateek Gandhi, whom he called a "phenomenal actor". I am not playing Harshad Mehta's character, I am playing Abdul Karim Telgi's character. So I just hope that people like whatever I have done and give me at least equal love if not more", he explained. So far, the makers of Kaubhand 2003 have released only a few episodes from the series featuring Hansal Mehta. Serves as showrunner and Tusshar Hiranandani directs the series. It stars Gagan Dev Riyar, Shobha Khote, Mukesh Tiwari, Sana Amin Sheikh, Bharat Jadhav and Shaad Randhawa. Abdul Karim Telgi was a fraudster involved in stamp paper forgery. He also employed more than 300 people to sell his stamp papers to various organizations. However, his racket was busted and on January 17, 2006, Telgi and his associates were sentenced to 30 years to life imprisonment. In 2007, he was given another 17 years for a separate case. He later died at the age of 56 on October 23, 2017, after suffering from various health problems.