It was apparent to presume that after the astonishing success of Rip-off 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, the filmmaker would additionally direct Rip-off 2003: The Telgi Story, however Hansal Mehta handed the baton over to Tushar Hiranandani. Was it belief or a necessity to alter the imaginative and prescient? “The present wanted a contemporary pair of eyes. Rip-off stays my child, however now it additionally has a brand new mum or dad,” begins Mehta, who serves because the showrunner of SonyLIV’s newest providing that’s based mostly on Sanjay Singh’s Telgi Rip-off: Reporter ki Diary.
Although the second a part of the season is but to air, Mehta is thrilled that his resolution to rope in Hiranandani paid off. “Tushar brings in a component of leisure due to his expertise in business cinema. I needed that in Rip-off 2003, as a result of Telgi is a unique beast from Harshad Mehta,” says the showrunner, including that following this expertise, he’s eager to construct extra collaborations with different administrators on exhibits whereas he takes on the bigger function of a showrunner. “I get pleasure from mentoring the format and guiding the method. Rip-off has given us a lot love and altered so many lives; [it is] a accountability to maintain that spirit alive.”
Tushar Hiranandani and Hansal Mehta
One other essential process at hand for Mehta and his staff was to search out their Telgi. Courtesy the benchmark set by Pratik Gandhi in Rip-off 1992. Folks needed to see if the makers might recreate the magic with Rip-off 2003. Whereas the present has acquired blended opinions, the casting of Gagan Dev Riar as Abdul Karim Telgi has handed with flying colors. However the filmmaker asserts that any comparability between Gandhi and Riar could be unfair. “I really feel blessed that I’m able to give a platform to actors like Gagan as a result of he’s such an outstanding expertise. It was a tough half to play. There’s no scope to look conventionally engaging with a pot stomach and awkward [body language that shows him] always pulling his pants up. He’s not suave or well-dressed. But, he has a riveting presence. Gagan is simply too seasoned an actor to take the strain of comparisons with Pratik. Not solely are their characters totally different, however even their strategy is totally different,” expresses Mehta, who believes that the one commonality between the 2 is their appearing prowess.
The creator-director additionally reveals that the journey of Rip-off is much from over. “We at the moment are discussing concepts for the third season. Will probably be good to return to the chair [of the director] for the third season,” he smiles.