Jaideep Ahlawat on Why Sequels Are Complex at Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 Press Conference_我的网站
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[ 行业] 近年来,中国汽车产业最热的两个字莫过于“内卷”。然而,当时间走进2025年,业内“反内卷”的呼声达到了一个新的高度。5月30日,中国汽车工业协会发布《关于维护公平竞争秩序促进行业发展》倡议,明确表示支持企业通过正常的方式参与市场竞争,坚决反对无底线的“价格战”。次日,工信部相关负责人明确表示,赞同并支持中汽协倡议,将加大将加大汽车行业“内卷式”竞争整治力度。 Jaideep Ahlawat reflected on the complexity of returning to a character in a sequel at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2025, co-powered by Hyundai in association with Amanté’s press conference. To emphasise the same, he referenced his fan-favourite character Hathiram Chaudhary from Paatal Lok as a prime example. He recalled a defining moment from Season 1, where Hathiram describes the system as something that appears shabby on the outside but functions as a “well-oiled machine” within. He went on to recall how the character’s understanding was of a place where only the lever changes, never the machine. That understanding, Ahlawat said, shapes Hathiram’s worldview: no matter how hard he tries, he remains a tiny cog in a massive, unchanging structure.
Picking up the character three years later in Season 2 presented its own challenges. Ahlawat explained that Hathiram is still stuck in the same chair, still the smallest part of the same system. The real task, he said, was portraying the “three-year fatigue”. This fatigue was growing with the boredom, the emotional distance from Ansari, and the ever-evolving but strained bond with his son. He recalled how, in the early episodes, Hathiram even steps into the background as Ansari rises in rank. However, his instinct as a top-tier investigator never truly fades.
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Ahlawat went on to note that despite Hathiram’s frustration and reluctance, the moment a case takes an unexpected turn, “the investigating officer inside him wakes up,” driven not by ambition but by an irrepressible need for the truth. The actor highlighted the difficulty of balancing that very contradiction: a man who is exhausted by the system. And despite that, he is unable to exist without the thrill of uncovering what lies beneath.
As the season progresses, Hathiram enters a space where he has no authority, no familiarity with the terrain, no power whatsoever. Yet he keeps going, only to find that, in the end, nothing changes. He returns to the same system, the same roles, the same limitations. “That’s the challenge of a sequel,” Ahlawat said. “The surprise is gone, and now the character must grow without losing what made him who he is.” This complexity is why he believes that sequels will always be harder to imagine and create than the first season of a show.
The Filmfare OTT Awards 2025 are set to take place on 15th December 2025. Keep watching this space for all the updates.
Also Read: Jaideep Ahlawat Shares His Journey and Creative Insights on Filmfare OTT Showcase!。6月3日,全国工商联汽车经销商商会发布的《关于反对“内卷式”竞争 促进汽车经销行业高质量发展的倡议》提出,全行业应以中国汽车产业实现高质量发展大局为重,严格遵守公平竞争原则,坚决抵制以“价格战”为主要形式的“内卷式”竞争行为。6月5日下午的商务部例行记者会上,商务部发言人何咏前针对汽车业“内卷式”竞争现象表示,商务部将积极配合相关部门,加强综合整治与合规引导,维护公平竞争市场秩序,促进行业健康发展。一系列政府和行业机构的表态,足以让人们看出相关态势的严重性。