India, Nov. 7 -- Manoj Bajpayee reprises his role as Srikant Tiwari in The Family Man Season 3, with Jaideep Ahlawat joining as the main antagonist, Rukma. At the trailer launch today, Jaideep opened up about joining the show, coming the same year as Paatal Lok 2.

2025 has been a successful year for Jaideep, with Paatal Lok 2 releasing on January 17 and The Family Man Season 3 set to release on November 21. Jaideep shared, "I am really grateful to Raj & DK. Starting this year with Paatal Lok and ending with The Family Man with Raj & DK and one and only Manoj Bhai." Having won hearts as Hathi Ram Chaudhary in Paatal Lok, Jaideep feels playing Rukma is a blessing.

When asked about breaking Hathi Ram's image, Jaideep said, "It wasn't diffi...