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Actor Gagan Dev Riar made his big screen debut alongside Sushant Singh Rajput and Manoj Bajpayee with Abhishek Chaubey's Sonchiriya, but he got his share of national fame only earlier this year. The audience loved Gagan as Abdul Karim Telgi in Hansal Mehta's latest show, Scam 2003 - The Telgi Story. In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, Gagan opens up on the struggles of his younger days, the challenges of working on Scam 2003, and much more.  Gagan Dev Riar stars as Abdul Karim Telgi. Gagan worked as a peon, and at McDonalds Recalling his early days in showbiz, Gagan said that he has written songs for at least ten or eleven TV shows. "I first wrote for Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai. It went on for five-six years, and I wrote songs for around 10-11 shows. My breakthrough project wa...

Ira Khan turned a beautiful Marathi bride-to-be in a red saree and floral jewellery as she took part in a pre-wedding ceremony recently. She has shared several behind-the-scenes pictures from the ceremony to show how women from both sides of the family came together to deck her up. Her mom Rina Dutta and fiancé Nupur Shikhare are also seen in the pictures. Also read: Ira Khan kickstarts pre-wedding festivities with Nupur Shikhare, Reena Dutta attends kelvan celebration Ira Khan has shared several pics from her pre wedding ceremony. Ira Khan's pre-wedding ceremonyTaking to Instagram Stories, Ira first shared a few glimpses of her look for the day. She wore a red saree with a golden border and paired it with a black halter neck blouse. She put up a big red bindi on her forehead, did...

Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's daughter Raha Kapoor has turned one. On the occasion, Alia shared a bunch of pictures from the baby's first birthday celebration. While she didn't reveal Raha's face, one can see her little fingers destroying her birthday cake and praying with her parents. (Also Read: Raha Kapoor birthday: Dadi Neetu Kapoor, nani Soni Razdan can't believe Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's daughter turned 1) Alia Bhatt posted a picture of Raha Kapoor destroying her birthday cake Alia's wish for RahaAlia took to her Instagram handle on Monday and posted three pictures from Raha's birthday celebration. In the first one, Raha is seen messing with and almost destroying her birthday cake. The picture is a close-up of her fingers. In the second one, Raha's little palms are ho...

YouTuber Amit Bhadana gained attention on social media for his recently concluded series SSC. Released on YouTube, the show focuses on the harsh reality of those preparing for the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exam in India. Amit told Hindustan Times, the idea struck him after he failed the SSC exam. Amit Bhadana released his web series SSC, streaming on YouTube. In an interview, Amit said, “I had appeared for SSC, but I failed. Hence, I wanted to create content around it to create an impact in society.” SSC is written, directed and backed by Amit. He revealed how he ensured every detail for his first web series. “I tried keeping everything real. I grew my beard for one year. I lost 23 kg weight for my character,” Amit plays a student who struggles to clear the examination ami...

It's clearly Virat Kohli's day. After scoring his historic 49th ODI century on his 35th birthday, the cricketer has now professed his love for Shah Rukh Khan during the India vs South Africa World Cup match. As Chaleya, Shah Rukh's song from his latest blockbuster Jawan played on the stadium speakers, Virat sang along and even struck the actor's signature pose. (Also Read: Here's how Anushka Sharma congratulated Virat Kohli for 49th ODI century: ‘Apne birthday pe khud ko present’) Virat Kohli recreates Shah Rukh Khan's Chaleya pose Virat's impromptu gesture for Shah RukhVirat was fielding in Kolkata's Eden Gardens when Arijit Singh's Chaleya started playing on the speakers. He initially sang along, before suddenly breaking into Shah Rukh's iconic signature arms-spread-wide pose fo...

Ashneer Grover, BharatPe founder and a former shark on Shark Tank India, hasn't really moved on from the popular business reality TV show. He took a dig at the promo of Shark Tank India Season 3 and the number of sharks that would appear on the show. (Also Read: Shark Tank India Season 3 kicks off shoot, fans want Ashneer Grover and Peyush Bansal back) Ashneer Grover was one of the judges on Shark Tank India. Ashneer Grover's digOn Sunday, the BharatPe founder took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared the promo of Shark Tank India Season 3 with the caption, “Shark Tank 3 is ‘audition’ of sharks for Shark Tank 4 ! Life mein ek lesson hai - don’t change and make unnecessary problem of something which is already solved. Wish quantity solves for quality!” Ashneer was referring to the n...

Arijit Singh performed at his Chandigarh concert on Saturday and gave his fans a surprise as he was joined by Ranbir Kapoor on stage. Arijit has sung Ranbir's latest song Satranga for his upcoming film Animal and the actor was believed to be in Chandigarh for the film promotions. Now a video of them greeting each other by kneeling down and bowing down their heads has gone viral. And fans of both the singer and the actor cannot praise them enough on social media. Also read: Animal song Satranga: Not everything seems well in Ranbir Kapoor-Rashmika Mandanna's marriage Ranbir Kapoor and Arijit Singh give respect to each other at the singer's Chandigarh concert. Ranbir and Arijit in ChandigarhA paparazzo shared a video from Arijit Singh's concert on Instagram and captioned it: “The Hum...

Gulshan Devaiah has given several praiseworthy performances in his decade long career, but it was OTT that gave him an opportunity to leave a lasting impression on his audience’s mind. From Duranga, Dahaad to Guns & Gulaabs and Blurr, the actor has been showing his versatility and being noticed. “I am of the opinion that when storytellers are empowered, it creates opportunities for actors. We on our own cannot do it. And OTT has done that as they have the scope to experiments and cater to different kinds of audiences. It has given more jobs to everyone including me,” the actor tells us. Gulshan Devaiah was seen in projects like Dahaad, Duranga and more OTT Tag Besides success, doing back to back OTT projects might bring along the tag of an ‘OTT actor’, which at times may lead...

Kajol is celebrating 29 years of her lesser known film Udhaar Ki Zindagi and has said that not many may know about the film but it was a turning point in her film career. She said that she was so overworked at the age of 20 that she chose to do some films which didn't require her to give her all of herself. She also shared the poster of the film, which also starred Jeetendra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Tinnu Anand, Ravi Kishan and others. Also read: Kajol trips and falls from stage, drops her phone at Durga Puja pandal; son Yug comes to her rescue. Watch Kajol has shared a post about Udhaar Ki Zindagi. Kajol's post on Udhaar Ki ZindagiTalking about the film, Kajol wrote, “Today marks 29 years of Udhaar ki Zindagi and no it didn’t have any short forms for its name. It kind of just passed...

Filmmaker Avinash Arun, who has directed the second season of the popular web series Pataal Lok, has said he is amazed by the first cut of Pataal Lok 2. In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, Avinash called the upcoming season 'another beast' and also talked about his new film Three of Us which features Jaideep Ahlawat, Shefali Shah and Swanand Kirkire. Shefali Shah, Jaideep Ahlawat and Swanand Kirkire in Three of Us. Pataal Lok 2Avinash confirmed that the second season of Pataal Lok should be out next year. He added, “It is coming out very well. I am extremely excited. I cannot disclose anything, but I am hooked and I am surprised. After reading Pataal Lok 2, I was like ‘this is like another beast’. It will come out sometime next year. And, this season I was directing th...