Jaideep Ahlawat

Jai Kishan Ahlawat (born 8 February 1980), better known by his stage name Jaideep Ahlawat, is an Indian film actor. Jaideep completed his graduation from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in 2008. After completing his education, he headed Mumbai, to pursue his dreams to become an actor. He started his career in Bollywood with a small role in a short film called ‘Narmeen’ in 2008. Later, he got a role in ‘Aakrosh’ (2010) and the same year, he also starred in a satire comedy film called ‘Khatta Meetha’ wherein his negative role of a politician got appreciated in the film circles. He also did a small role in Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010).

Jaideep Ahlawat
Born
Jai Kishan Ahlawat

(1980-02-08) 8 February 1980
Mahendragarh, Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
EducationJat H.M. College, Rohtak, Haryana, India
OccupationFilm Actor
Years active2008–present

Though he appeared in smaller roles in ‘Chittagong’ (2011) & ‘Rockstar’ (2011) but went unnoticed till he got ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2012), wherein he plays the character called Shahid Khan. He played the villain in Hindi movie ‘Commando’ that released in 2013.

Since then Jaideep has acted in films such as ‘Aatma’ (2013), 'Gabbar is Back' (2015) and 'Meeruthiya Gangsters' (2015) ‘Vishwaroopam 2’ and ‘Bhawani Mandi Tesan’ (Station called as Tesan in Hindi) are his upcoming flicks. He played police inspector Hathiram Chaudhary, the lead role in the Amazon Prime web series Paatal Lok (2020).[1] He also appeared in the Bollywood film Raees produced by Shah Rukh Khan and Khatta Meetha,[2] produced by Akshay Kumar; he first rose to prominence in the role of Nawab (Musa's henchman) in Raees, 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 Kharkara village in Rohtak district of Haryana state in a Jat Family. He got his High School Certificate from Model School, Rohtak. He attended Jaat College, Rohtak. After his graduation, Ahlawat did MA in English from Maharshi Dayanand University in 2005. He completed his acting graduation from FTII in 2008.[6]

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.[7] He started to take acting seriously only after his graduation. He entered the film-world the hard way, without any godfather.[8] In 2008, Ahlawat came to Mumbai. He was first noticed in a negative character in Priyadarshan's Khatta Meetha (2010). In the same year he appeared in Aakrosh with Ajay Devgn.[9] Thereafter he did more films including Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and Kamal Hasan's Vishwaroopam (2012).[10][11] Gangs of Wasseypur movie 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 Kamal Hassan, which turned a great success in the south in 2013. A Hindi version of this flick has been made called ‘Vishwaroop’ in the same year which gave him more recognition. Impressed by his acting skills & popularity, Kamal Hassan has roped him in the sequel ‘Vishwaroopam 2’ as well, that released in 2016. He was also seen in the series Bard of Blood.

He will be playing a negative character in an upcoming film, Khaali Peeli. [12]

Filmography

Films
YearFilmRoleNotes
2008NarmeenGuest RoleShort film[13]
2010AakroshPappu Tiwari
Khatta MeethaSanjay Rana
2011ChittagongAnant Singh
RockstarTrilok (Special appearance)
2012Gangs of WasseypurShahid Khan
2013 VishwaroopamSalimTamil film
Vishwaroop
Commando: A One Man ArmyAmrit Kanwal (AK 74)
Aatma - Feel it around youInspector Raza
2015Gabbar is BackCBI officer Kuldeep Pahwa
Meeruthiya GangstersNikhil
2017Journey of BhangoverGaffru
RaeesNawab
2018Bhawani Mandi TesanDev Raj Sutra
RaaziKhalid Mir
Lust StoriesSudhir Anthology film
Vishwaroopam IISalim Tamil film
Vishwaroop II
Hotel Milan Goldie Kaushik
Bhaiaji SuperhitHelicopter Mishra
2020 Baaghi 3IPL
Khaali Peeli Yusuf Released on ZeePlex[14]

Web series
YearTitleCharacterNetworkNotes
2019Bard of BloodShehzad TanveerNetflix
2020Paatal LokHathi Ram ChaudharyAmazon Prime

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor (Drama Series) Paatal Lok Won [15][16]

References
  1. World, Republic. "'Its a great responsibility': Jaideep Ahlawat on playing lead role in 'Pataal Lok'". Republic World. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  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. "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".
  5. "Commando: Jaideep Ahlawat plays a baddie called AK74". News18. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. "Gangs Of Wasseypur changed my life: Jaideep Ahlawat - The Times of India". Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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  8. "'Humble & Honest". Daily Post India. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  9. "Jaideep's Profile on Graftii.com". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  10. "'Vishwaroopam' explores faith: Jaideep Ahlawat". CNN-IBN. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  11. Hungama, Bollywood. "Gangs Of Wasseypur secures my standing in the industry - Jaideep Ahlawat - Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama". Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Short films are gaining recognition". www.mid-day.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  14. "'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.
  15. "Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Big Night For Paatal Lok And The Family Man. Complete List Of Winners". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  16. "Winners of the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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