Jaideep Ahlawat Bags Best Actor Filmfare Award For Paatal Lok, Dedicates Win To Irrfan Khan

When he came on stage to deliver his acceptance speech, he choked up as he remembered late actor Irrfan Khan. Jaideep Ahlawat, the star performer of 2020 bagged best actor in a Drama Series for his performance in Paatal Lok at Filmfare OTT Awards.

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He dedicated his win to the late actor.

Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male), #JaideepAhlawat (Paatal Lok), dedicated his big win to late #IrrfanKhan at the #FlyxFilmfareOTTAwards. pic.twitter.com/Pfg1TW4Ceb

¡ª Filmfare (@filmfare) December 20, 2020

Earlier, in an interview to Filmfare, Jaideep Ahlawat said that the best compliment that he ever got was a meme comparing him to Irrfan Khan.

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"I received a photo early in the morning, it was a meme. It had Irrfan Saab¡¯s (late actor Irrfan Khan) picture on top and a quote that read ¡®Pata nahi dharti par acting ka kya ho raha hoga (I wonder what is happening to acting down on Earth)¡¯. And below that is a picture of Hathiram and next to it is a quote from the show ¡®Main sambhal lunga bhai (I will handle it brother)¡¯. That was the moment when I felt that I will never receive a bigger compliment than this."

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In an interview to Bollywood Hungama earlier, Jaideep had said, "Irrfans of the world don¡¯t die. They live on in actors such as me. He has touched many souls and no one can fill that space. I had the good fortune to meet him 2-4 times and had long chats with him. He always had this need to be known for the characters he has played. He used to tell me that ¡®Jaideep meri jaan, we just don¡¯t get good stories anymore. Us actors just keep thirsting for good stories, waiting for a good one.¡¯"

Jaideep has been winning praises for his epic performance as Hathiram in Pataal Lok.