The first-ever Filmfare OTT Awards held on December 19 was a starry affair topped with some thrilling wins; Read on to find out what Jaideep Ahlawat had to tell us about his win
With OTT ruling the roost all year through, the digital space saw a burst of talent and content. And celebrating all of this was Filmfare OTT Awards held on Saturday evening (December 19).
Amazon Original Paatal Lok was the big winner, with it’s lead actor Jaideep Ahlawat winning the Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male). We caught up with the OTT star and talking to us exclusively he shared, “I’m just really happy that all the hardwork has paid off and I’m really grateful to each and every one who’s loved Paatal Lok and Hathiram and really grateful to the entire production team – Anushka (Anushka Sharma) and Karnesh Bhai (Karnesh Sharma), Saurabh Malhotra and the entire team, and my creator Sudip Sir (Sudip Sharma) because of whom this came about, and my directors Avinash Aru and Prosit Roy without whom this wouldn’t have been possible. So, I share this award with the entire team of Paatal Lok, each and every one of them.”
Also the other big winner was the Manoj Bajpayee starrer The Family Man. Take a look at who walked away with which award:
Best Series: Paatal Lok
Best Director (Series): Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy (Paatal Lok)
Best Series (Critics): The Family Man
Best Director (Critics): Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru (The Family Man)
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok)
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female): Sushmita Sen (Aarya)
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics): Manoj Bajpayee (The Family Man)
Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics): Priyamani (The Family Man)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Male): Jitendra Kumar (Panchayat)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Female): Mithila Palkar (Little Things Season 3)
Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Critics): Dhruv Sehgal (Little Things Season 3)
Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Critics): Sumukhi Suresh (Pushpavali Season 2)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Male): Amit Sadh (Breathe: Into The Shadows)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Female): Divya Dutta (Special OPS)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Male): Raghubir Yadav (Panchayat)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Female): Neena Gupta (Panchayat)
Best Non-Fiction Original (Series/Special): Times of Music
Best Comedy (Series/Specials): Panchayat
Best Film (Web Original): Raat Akeli Hai (Netflix)