Although Jaane Jaan may not be everyone's cup of tea, but even then, there's no denying that the Sujoy Ghosh directorial's leading men have casted their spell on the audience.
The movie had largely targeted netizens' emotions on primarily being packaged as Kareena Kapoor Khan's OTT film debut, but we can't sideline the other two main cast members just yet, especially when they've already established their intimidating command over the thriller genre.
Ahlawat plays the eccentric role of a Maths teacher in Jaane Jaan, and despite his performance being the most lowkey among the leading lot of actors, he inspires a sense of trepidation with his shady portrayal of Naren in the Hindi mystery thriller.
Conversely, Vijay Varma switches sides to play a rather spirited relentless cop named Karan. Read on to check out of some of their respective captivating releases of the past.
Jaideep is best known for playing Delhi Police Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary in the 2020 web series. Not only did he lead the show as a cynical cop who's dragged to the dark side of the underworld on being assigned a high-profile investigation, he also won awards in style for the same.
In one of his signature performances as Hamza Shaikh, an alcoholic abusive husband to Alia Bhatt's Badru, Varma made us all love hating him. The fact that we all are scared of his abilities as an actor after this role goes to great lengths in consolidating his powerhouse dedication and immersion into a role.
The 2012 Anurag Kashyap directorial gangster action crime film finally made everyone notice Jaideep Ahlawat on the map of Hindi cinema. As the notorious dacoit, his character's misfortunate reversal of fate is what kicked the movie's franchise into action.
Among one of his recent projects of 2023, Vijay Varma played Anand Swarnakar, the ultimate sinister antagonist in the crime thriller web series. Varma's unnerving portrayal of the character makes the show's mood and tone even more forbidding.
The 2022 action film sees Ahlawat step into the shoes of Bhoora Singh Solanki. He played the antagonist in the film, and though An Action Hero didn't fare well at the box office, Jaideep's performance became one of the major highlights of the movie.
Vijay entered Season 2 of the action crime thriller web series for playing the dual role of the Tyagi twins - Shatrugan and Bharat. The sequel ended on a cliffhanger for his characters, and the mystery surrounding them will be dug up again in the third instalment.