Archive · 2 Oct 2025
Gagan Dev Riar on Portraying Real-Life Mohit Tyagi
Gagan Dev Riar, who plays MT Sir in the show '13th,' met the real-life Mohit Tyagi to prepare for his role.
He toured Tyagi's institute in Jaipur and saw how much students respected their teacher.
Riar used some of Mohit Tyagi's own words and ideas in the series, making the portrayal more authentic.
Meeting Tyagi helped Riar understand and respect the character.
This made him more mindful when portraying the real-life character.
The goal was to avoid making a negative impact on the person.
Gagan Dev Riar plays Mohit Tyagi in '13th: Some Lessons Aren't Taught in Classrooms'.
Riar met Mohit Tyagi in Jaipur to understand the character better.
The visit included a tour of Tyagi's institute and observing student-teacher relationships.
Riar incorporated some of Tyagi's actual dialogue into the show.
Riar was mindful of the impact portraying a real person can have.
- Who
- Gagan Dev Riar and Mohit Tyagi
- What
- Actor Gagan Dev Riar met with real-life Mohit Tyagi while preparing for his role in the series '13th.'
- When
- The meeting happened during the preparation for the series.
- Where
- In Jaipur at Mohit Tyagi's institute.
- Why
- To better understand and portray the character based on Mohit Tyagi.
- Actor
- Gagan Dev Riar
- Role
- MT Sir in '13th'
- Real Person
- Mohit Tyagi
- Platform
- SonyLIV
- Series Title
- 13th: Some Lessons Aren't Taught in Classrooms