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. 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, as Shahid Khan in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), and as AK 74 in the movie Commando. Early life and education