‘I
always
hope
to
find
new
stories,
new
characters,
something
I
could
challenge
myself
with.’
Jaideep
Ahlawat
in
Paatal
Lok.
The
incredibly
versatile
Jaideep
Ahlawat
turns
44
on
February
8,
and
is
certainly
the
flavour
of
the
season.
He
looks
back
at
his
fantastic
work
in
Paatal
Lok
2
and
tells
Subhash
K
Jha,
“I
love
this
journey
so
far.
I
hope
I’ll
get
amazing
projects
and
new
stories
and
hopefully,
get
the
roles
that
challenge
me”
A
lot
has
changed
in
your
career
since
Season
1
of
Paatal
Lok
in
2020.
How
do
you
look
back
at
this
journey?
It’s
been
four
or
five
years
from
season
one
to
season
two,
and
definitely
a
lot
has
changed.
I’ve
received
so
much
love
from
the
audience
and
from
directors,
writers…
I’ve
got
very
good
opportunities
to
work
on,
different
kind
of
films.
I
love
this
journey
so
far.
I
hope
I’ll
get
amazing
projects
and
new
stories
and
hopefully,
get
the
roles
that
challenge
me.
Jaideep
Ahlawat
and
Ishwak
Singh.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Ishwak
Singh/Instagram
What
was
it
like
to
be
reunited
with
the
Paatal
Lok
team?
Oh,
it’s
been
amazing
to
reunite
with
the
same
cast
and
crew,
almost
like
90-95
percent
of
them.
The
crew
was
same,
all
the
HoDs
were
same.
That
was
also
one
reason
why
it
took
some
time
to
shoot
Season
2:
we
wanted
as
many
team
members
from
Season
One
as
possible.
When
you
work
with
the
same
people,
in
terms
of
season
one
and
two,
most
of
the
things
are
easy
to
handle
because
they
know
each
other
and
they
understand
each
other
precisely.
At
this
juncture
of
your
career,
what
do
you
seek
from
your
scripts?
Not
at
any
particular
juncture,
I
always,
you
know,
hope
to
find
new
stories,
new
characters,
something
I
could
challenge
myself
with
or
explore
myself
more
as
an
actor
and
as
a
human
being.
What
do
you
expect
from
yourself
this
year?
I
would
love
to
come
out
with
good
projects
for
the
audience,
which
I
love
playing
them.
Hopefully,
the
audience
will
also
love
them,
be
surprised
by
them.
Jaideep
Ahlawat
with
his
Jewel
Thief
co-star
Saif
Ali
Khan.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Netflix
India/Instagram
What
can
we
expect
from
Jaideep
Ahlawat
in
Netflix’s
Jewel
Thief:
The
Heist
Begins?
Well,
I
tried
something
new,
look-wise
and
character-wise.
Hopefully,
people
will
love
it.
