Jaideep Ahlawat

Jaideep Ahlawat is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi films. He is best known for his role Delhi Police Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary, in the Amazon Prime web series Paatal Lok (2020) for which he received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He has also been receiving accolades for his performance in the Netflix movie Jaane Jaan.

Jaideep Ahlawat
Ahlawat in 2022
Born (1980-02-08) 8 February 1980[1]
Kharkara, Haryana, India
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
SpouseJyoti Ahlawat

He went largely unnoticed until Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), wherein he played the character Shahid Khan. He also played the villain in the Hindi movie Commando: A One Man Army which was released in 2013. Since then, Ahlawat has acted in films such as Aatma (2013), Gabbar Is Back (2015) and Meeruthiya Gangsters (2015) as well as Vishwaroopam 2. His character of RAW agent Mir in the Alia Bhatt-starrer Raazi (2018) was much appreciated.

He got his widest recognition by playing Delhi Police Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary, the lead role in the Amazon Prime web series Paatal Lok (2020) in which he got first ever FILMFARE best actor male in Drama series. He rose to prominence in the role of Nawab (Musa's henchman) in the Bollywood film Raees, produced by Shah Rukh Khan,[2] as Shahid Khan in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur[3] (2012), and as AK 74 in the movie Commando.[4][5]

Early life and education

Jaideep was born in a jat family in Kharkara, Meham village in Rohtak district of Haryana state. He got his high school certificate from Govt. High School, Kharkara. He attended Jat College, Rohtak. After his graduation, Ahlawat did an MA in English from Maharshi Dayanand University in 2005. He completed his acting graduation from FTII in 2008, where Rajkummar Rao, Vijay Varma, and Sunny Hinduja were his acting mates.

Career

Jaideep did theatre at a young age but wanted to be an Indian Army officer. However, after not clearing his SSB interviews, multiple times, he ventured into acting. He used to do stage shows in Punjab and Haryana.[6] He started to take acting seriously only after his graduation. He entered the film world the hard way, without any godfather.[7] After completing his education in 2008, he headed to Mumbai to pursue his dreams to become an actor. He started his career in Bollywood.

He was first noticed in a negative character portrayal in Priyadarshan's Khatta Meetha (2010). In the same year he appeared in Aakrosh with Ajay Devgn.[8] Thereafter he did more films including Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam (2012).[9][10] Gangs of Wasseypur came as a turning point in Jaideep’s life, as its success helped him gain enough recognition in India. Jaideep then appeared in a Tamil spy thriller film Vishwaroopam with Haasan, which turned out to be a great success in the south in 2013. He appeared in a Hindi version of the same film called Vishwaroop, made in the same year, which gave him more recognition. Impressed by his acting skills and popularity, Haasan got him into the sequel Vishwaroopam 2 as well, which released in 2016.

He was also seen in the series Bard of Blood,[11] and played a negative character in Bollywood film, Khaali Peeli, which was released in October 2020.[12]

Filmography

Films
List of performances by Jaideep Ahlawat in film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 NarmeenGuest RoleShort film[13]
2010 AakroshPappu Tiwari
Khatta MeethaSanjay Rane
2011 ChittagongAnant Singh
RockstarTrilok (Special appearance)
2012 Gangs of WasseypurShahid Khan
2013 VishwaroopamSalimTamil film
VishwaroopSalim
Commando: A One Man ArmyAmrit Kanwal "AK 74"
Aatma - Feel it around youInspector Raza
2015 Gabbar is BackCBI officer Kuldeep Pahwa
Meeruthiya GangstersNikhil
2017 RaeesNawab
2018 RaaziKhalid Mir
Lust StoriesSudhir Released on Netflix
Vishwaroopam IISalim Tamil film[14]
Vishwaroop IISalim
Bhaiaji SuperhitHelicopter Mishra
2020 Baaghi 3Inder Paheli Lamba "IPL"
Khaali Peeli Yusuf Released on ZEE5[15]
2021 Ajeeb Daastaans Babloo Released on Netflix[16]
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar Tyagi
Tryst With Destiny Kuber[17]Released on SonyLIV
2022 An Action Hero Bhoora Solanki
Three of Us Pradip Kamat
2023 Jaane Jaan Naren Vyas Released on Netflix

Web series
YearTitleCharacterNetworkNotes
2019Bard of BloodShehzad TanveerNetflix
2020Paatal LokHathi Ram ChaudharyAmazon Prime Video
2022 Bloody Brothers Jaggi ZEE5[18]
2022 The Broken News Deepankar Sanyal[19] ZEE5

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2013 Zee Cine Awards / Star Screen Awards Best Actor (Negative) Commando Nominated
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor (Drama Series) Paatal Lok Won [20][21]
2023 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor An Action Hero Nominated [22]

References
  1. "Jaideep Ahlawat: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday". Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. Magan, Srishti (21 May 2018). "8 Years In Bollywood & Finally Getting His Due, Jaideep Ahlawat Is an Actor We Want To See More of". ScoopWhoop. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. Dutta, Medhashrree. "Gangs Of Wasseypur changed my life: Jaideep Ahlawat - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. "Why is Jaideep Ahlawat not visible in Vishwaroopam promos? - NDTV Movies". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  5. "Commando: Jaideep Ahlawat plays a baddie called AK74". News18. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. "Raazi actor Jaideep Ahlawat speaks about his latest film, and playing villainous roles". Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. "'Humble & Honest". Daily Post India. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  8. "Jaideep's Profile on Graftii.com". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  9. "'Vishwaroopam' explores faith: Jaideep Ahlawat". CNN-IBN. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  10. Hungama, Bollywood. "Gangs Of Wasseypur secures my standing in the industry - Jaideep Ahlawat - Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  11. "Jaideep Ahlawat says 'Pataal Lok' led to versatile offers, storytellers realising he can play with different emotions". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. Jain, Arushi (22 September 2020). "Khaali Peeli trailer: Ishaan, Ananya promise a typical masala entertainer". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  13. "Short films are gaining recognition". www.mid-day.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  14. "Jaideep Ahlawat recalls the time when he and Kamal Haasan were almost arrested during Vishwaroopam shoot in the US: 'It was scary'". The Indian Express. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  15. "'Khaali Peeli' trailer: Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday will take you on an entertaining joy-ride with their electrifying performance". The Times of India. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  16. "Karan Johar unveils teaser of Netflix anthology Ajeeb Daastaans which is set to premiere on April 16". Bollywood Hungama. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  17. "Add award-winning film 'Tryst With Destiny' on SonyLiv to your weekend watch-list". Lifestyle Asia India. 5 November 2021.
  18. "Bloody Brothers trailer: Jaideep Ahlawat, Zeeshan Ayyub promise an engaging crime thriller". The Indian Express. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  19. Bureau, Binged (21 May 2022). "It's Truth Vs Sensationalism In 'The Broken News' On Zee5". Binged. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  20. "Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Big Night For Paatal Lok And The Family Man. Complete List Of Winners". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  21. "Winners of the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  22. "Winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023". Filmfare. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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