Guftugu With Jaideep Ahlawat | Indian Actor | Rekhta

Born in Rohtak on 8th June, 1980, Jaideep Ahlawat is an Indian Actor known for the diversity of roles he has performed. Jaideep`s debut happened in 2005 with the film “Khatta Meetha.” He is known for his acting in Rockstar (2011), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Raazi (2018) and Pataal Lok(2020).
00:33 – Intro Video
03:47- Interview Begins
4:00- Born in Karkara, Rohtak, Primary education in village, academic inclination of family, Simple village life
5:19- Was an attention seeker, rebel when child, dance in marriages. Went to Rohtak town, change of ecosystem, started living independently, Medical science in +2, Attempted to join army but failed, Begun with acting after graduation, stage became an outlet for emotions, started enjoying acting
8:58- Father introduced to literature, Kafan by Munshi Premchand, The understanding of literature helped in acting, Watched a play- Oedipus and was moved by it, Met the director, Sunil Chitkara, First play – Poster, Got Best Actor, Started living in Green Room, Acted in ‘Jalta Hua Rath’
12:41 – Did Masters in English, Film and Television Institute of India, Joined Mass Communications, Joined FTII
15:22 – Interview of FTII, Tripurari Sharan- Director of FTII, Met Ramgopal Bajaj, Told him to work on his feminine side
17:52- Scene from Pataal Lok,
18:19 – Jaideep`s audition for FTII, His play ‘Ila’, The story of Ila, Judges during Audition
20:48 – Batchmates of Jaideep - Rajkumar Rao, Vijay Verma, Mitubhash Tripathi, Tirtha, Rushika, Gurav Sharma, Jatin, Gaurav Dwivedi, Prabhat Raghunandan, Saleem
21:43 – Rebel Nature, Loves challenges, First six months in FTII, Roshomon, Was in ambiguity initially, Gradually gained understanding
24:25 – After passing out FTII, Lived in Pune for few months, Then shifted to Mumbai
26:33 – Never shied away from working hard, Every person struggles, Had confidence, Never became a part of crowd, Story of a friend`s audition, Has no complaints from life, Never considered his efforts to be a part of struggle
30:46 – Never persuaded anyone for work, Having established families is a story of every industry, Their previous generations worked hard for this, take on nepotism, No reason to complain
33:49- Gangs of Wasseypur was the first film to give him recognition, How it was received by people and industry, Boosted Jaideep`s confidence, Team is a big part of actor`s performance, Actor is just a tool
36:23- Married since last 10-11 years, Love Story, She used to be Jaideep`s senior, Almost married on the set of Khatta Meetha, Love turned into marriage, She is his support system, Prefers playgrounds than Gyms
39:18 – His shortcomings, Had to unlearn a lot in beginning, suffered a lot due to his thick Hariyanvi accent, Friends corrected him, Has temperament issues, Stays careful about all these
41:01 – Actors are observant, There surroundings affect them in many ways, An actor alone can`t produce good work, This is opposite of theatre
45:03 – Hathiram was a unique character in Jaideep`s career, Actors need to be trusted to be able to give their best, Believes what you wish Universe gives it to you when you are ready
48:35 – Societal Differences, Tries to contribute according to his ability
50:55 – Amitabh Bachan, Dharmendra, Mithun were the actors watched during Childhood, When interest in acting grew perspective changed, Balraj Sahni, Dilip Kumar, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patel, Shabana Azmi, Neena Gupta, Pankaj Kapoor were all brilliant actors, Irrfan impressed the most, Al Pacino is favourite in International Cinema
53:16- Jaideep sings a Haryanvi Song
55:07 – Loves his village, Spent his prime youth in Rohtak
55:50 – Reads the script to get into the character, Good writing helps a lot, More you read it more you find in it, Understands the psychology of character, observes his body movements, how a person behaves in a situation depends on his past, Traces the past of the character
59:48 – The idea of other members of the crew clashes with actors understanding of the character, But it is the team that creates the character, Discussions help make it even better, Why is focused upon more in comparison to What, Emotions are more important than dialogues
01:02:35 – Favorite scenes , Al Pacino, Talks about Godfather`s Fredo and Michael scene
1:04:09 – Godfather`s scene
1:04:29- Talks about Irrfan`s acting in Maqbool
1:07:17 – About Guftugu, Down to earth, Believes he has done nothing that has been done only by him, Became actor for himself, fame and money are byproducts.

Anchor-Producer : Syed Mohd Irfan
Sponsor : Bank Of Baroda