OTTplay Awards 2025: Where Manoj Bajpayee-Jaideep Ahlawat gathered before battling it out in The Family Man 3

Manoj Bajpayee's The Family Man is set to return with season 3 and right before it, the OTTplay Awards 2025 brought us a big surprise. Not just Manoj but the lead antagonist of the season Jaideep Ahlawat also gathered at the ultimate place to be! Yes, they gave us a glimpse of them before battling it out in The Family Man season 3.

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Manoj Bajpayee wins an award for Despatch at OTTplay Awards 2025

Manoj Bajpayee, who was a part of OTTplay Awards 2025, was more than just a guest. He was honoured with best actor (popular) award at the third season of OTTplay Awards. While receiving the award for his role in Despatch, Manoj said, "T hank you so much for this award. I feel honoured tonight."

Jaideep Ahlawat also wins best actor award for Paatal Lok season 2 - details

Given their raw talent, The Family Man 3 lead actors both won best actor award. While Manoj bagged best actor (popular), Jaideep won best actor (male) critics award at OTTplay Awards 2025. This award was, of course, for his role of Hathiram in Paatal Lok season 2. "Thank you Sudip bhai (Sudip Sharma) and Avinash (Avinash Arun) for making my job easy. I'm blessed to get this award today. Thank you so much OTTplay," the actor said in his winning speech.

Manoj Bajpayee vs Jaideep Ahlawat in The Family Man 3

It is now confirmed that Jaideep Ahlawat is the latest antagonist in Manoj Bajpayee's The Family Man season 3. Ever since the news was confirmed by the actor, the excitement for the series at the very peak. Imagine Hathiram going full-fledged villainous in a series like The Family Man and you would know why!

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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