Jaideep Ahlawat.
This is how Bollywood did not get the name of Mayanagari, there are many ups and downs here. This industry turns people into diamonds in a moment and stars also lose name and fame in an instant. Many times people who come here start getting success from the very first film and sometimes even after a long struggle, they have to wander in search of work. Many power packed stars also had to face setbacks to establish their foothold in this industry. Just like people get lost in the crowd of Mumbai local, similarly these stars also get lost in the crowd of strugglers coming to the films. They have to spend a long time in search of a right opportunity. Today we will tell you about one such gem, who did not easily achieve her position in the film industry. After hard work and long wait, this actor became a hero. After small roles, he entered as a villain and within no time became an acting guru. This actor is today the ‘Maharaj’ of the OTT world.
Struggled in the beginning of career
There was a time when this actor had to struggle to get recognition. He used to get roles of only a few minutes in films, which definitely reached the audience, but could not leave an impact. People often did not like his acting in the initial period. That was until an OTT series changed his fortunes. Critics never got tired of praising him. We are talking about OTT star Jaideep Ahlawat. His character of Delhi Police officer Hathi Ram Chaudhary in the acclaimed web series ‘Paatal Lok’ proved to be a game-changer for him.
How did you start your career?
Jaideep Ahlawat is from Kharkada of Meham village in Rohtak district of Haryana. His early passion was theater and service to his country. As a youth he aspired to become an Indian Army officer. Although rejected many times in SSB (Service Selection Board) selection process. After doing MA in English, he gave importance to acting. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in 2008. His batchmates at FTII included talented actors Vijay Varma, Sunny Hinduja and Rajkummar Rao. Jaideep’s acting career started in 2008 with the short film ‘Narmeen’. His role in this was quite small. After this he played roles in Ajay Devgan’s ‘Aakrosh’ and Akshay Kumar’s ‘Khatta Meetha’, Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Rockstar’ and many other films. After this, he got his first big break in Vidyut Jammwal’s ‘Commando’. He was liked as a one-eyed villain.
Worked in these films and shows
However, he got real success after working in OTT shows like ‘The Broken News’, ‘The Bard of Blood’, ‘Bloody Brothers’ and ‘Paatal Lok’. Jaideep has always called Irrfan Khan his inspiration in his interviews. He said that he is like God to him and he not only learns from him but also worships him. At present Jaideep never got a chance to work with Irrfan. After Irrfan’s death, he also went to his house, where he said that he had come here to feel for Irrfan. Jaideep is very close to Irrfan’s son Babil. Now soon Jaideep is ready to be seen in the second season of ‘Paatal Lok’. He was last seen in ‘Maharaj’ and ‘Three of Us’ and both were released on OTT.
Didn’t get work even after ‘Raazi’
Jaideep recently shared his struggles during a difficult phase in his career, where he revealed how he did not get work despite receiving critical praise for his performance in the film ‘Raazi’. The actor said, ‘There comes a time when you need to do something and you get a good role. People like it, but still you don’t have work. After Raji I had no work. And you think, ‘What went wrong?’ Everyone is praising it. Everyone is talking about the role. The scripts that came to me were almost identical. Everyone wanted me to play the role of an IB (Intelligence Bureau) officer and RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) officer, but I didn’t want to do that. I just did it.’ Jaideep was seen with Alia Bhatt in this film.
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