India, April 29 -- Jaideep Ahlawat is usually recognised for his gritty and complex characters in projects such as Jaane Jaan (2023) and Maharaj (2024). But the actor went viral with his infectious dance moves in the song Jaadu from the recently released film Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins.

On International Dance Day today, Jaideep shares that he didn't understand "why everyone was so surprised", but quickly embraced the joy it brought to fans. "I now realise that the audience is used to seeing me in intense roles, and they might not have known that I have a fun-loving side," he says.

This is the first time he's captured mass attention for dancing.

"We did rehearsals for Jaadu, choreographed by Shazia (Samji) and Piyush (Bhagat). Unhone...