OTTplay Awards 2025: The Family Man's OG villain Neeraj Madhav and much-awaited antagonist Jaideep Ahlawat share the sweetest hug | Watch

The sweetest moment from The Family Man unfolded at the recently held OTTplay Awards 2025. Apart from the lead actor Manoj Bajpayee, the OG villain Neeraj Madhav and the much-awaited antagonist Jaideep Ahlawat shared the sweetest hug. This came as a big but pleasant surprise at the awards show.

Watch the moment unfold here...

Jaideep Ahlawat gives Neeraj Madhav a warm hug

Neeraj Madhav, who is the OG villain of Raj and DK's The Family Man, stepped in front of Jaideep Ahlawat just as Priya Mani and Aditi Rao Hydari shared a hug. Right after noticing Neeraj, Jaideep Ahlawat could not help himself and gave the actor the sweetest embrace.

What makes the hug between Neeraj Madhav-Jaideep Ahlawat so special?

Neeraj Madhav set the benchmark for The Family Man antagonists. He got into the skin of the terrorist Moosa, who went from a bad man by circumstance to an all-out villain for Mission Zulfiqar to be a success. The role became pathbreaking for Neeraj Madhav once he got overnight stardom from a Malayalam actor to an actor recognized across India.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu came at par with the second season of the show, but it is the third season that people cannot wait for at this point. It is because two of the finest OTT actors, Manoj Bajpayee and Jaideep Ahlawat, would have a face-off for the first time ever.

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Manoj Bajpayee-Jaideep Ahlawat unite at OTTplay Awards 2025 before The Family Man 3

Ever since it is official that Jaideep Ahlawat is a part of The Family Man 3, this is the very first time that Jaideep and Manoj have shared the same stage. Both the actors won best actor awards at the recently held OTTplay Awards 2025 for Despatch and Paatal Lok season 2 respectively, while Neeraj took home best actor in a comedy for Love Under Construction.

A Grand Celebration of Indian OTT Talent

The OTTplay: One Nation, One Award, powered by Dabur and StockGro, is a pan-India OTT awards platform that recognizes the most compelling films, series, and talents from across the country. The grand celebration brought together the best of Bollywood and regional cinema, honoring those who kept audiences hooked to binge-worthy content throughout the year.

OTTplay Awards 2025 is co-presented by Real Juice and Kuhl and powered by Stock Gro. The marquee event, held in partnership with HT City and Zoom as TV Broadcast partner, has Flipkart Spoyl as the exclusive style partner, D Pauls as the travel partner, Amante as the premium lingerie partner, Propshop as the real estate partner, Aussie Lamb and Krishinet Fiber as the special partners, UDigital as the ISP and iPTV partner and Hyperlink as the event partner.

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