Raj Nidimoru: Trusted our instinct, stuck to original script

Two years of the pandemic would have been close to impossible to bear if not for the barrage of content on digital platforms From following Srikant Tiwarirsquos journey as he battled yet another threat to the nation to witnessing Sidharth Malhotra honour Captain Vikram Batrarsquos sacrifice for the country in Shershaah there was enough and more to keep the junta glued to their screensKiara Advani PicsInstagramAfter the success of the second edition midday and Radio City Hitlist OTT Awards returned with the third season and fans poured in their love by voting for their favourites until March 18 when the ballots closed Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DKrsquos The Family Man season 2 walked away with seven wins including the Best Season If Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha won the top acting honours in the Series category the Amazon Prime Video offering also walked away with gongs for Best Supporting Actor male Best Supporting Actor female Best Ensemble Cast and Best ShowrunnerCreator ldquoIt is an honour to be acknowledged twice in a row for both our seasons of The Family Man midday and Radio City were one of the pioneers in recognising and acknowledging OTT as an emerging strong platform We are delightedrdquo says Raj as he recalled the tough journey he started in 2019 ldquoTo pull off the second season was the most difficult thing in the world We have always been aware of the challenges of making a sequel Thankfully we were blissfully unaware of the first seasonrsquos outcome because we had already started shooting for the second instalmentrdquoSidharth Malhotra in Shershaah right Showrunners RajDKWhile there was an option to makes changes to the second edition Raj and DK stuck to their gut feeling ldquoWe stuck to our basic instinct on how the second season should be and went with it I think trusting that instinct and sticking to the original concept helped us break the curse of the second seasonrdquo explains Raj and adds that a lot of viewers felt the second part was better than the firstThe other winners include Malhotra and Kiara Advani who were adjudged Best Actors in the film category for Vishnuvardhanrsquos Shershaah The film won three gongs Malhotra thanked everyone who helped him through the journey of the film and dedicated the award to the Batra family ldquoShershaah is special A win for the film requires me to thank so many people from my producersmdashKaran Johar Apoorva Mehta and Shabbir Boxwalamdashto Kiara Advani who played Dimple so perfectly The win belongs to the Indian army and Captain Vikram Batrarsquos family who approached me and trusted me with this special story which I hope continues to inspire the countryrsquos youthrdquoAnd the award goes to Best Show Aranyak Netflix Best Season The Family Man S02 Amazon Prime Video Best Web Film Hindi Shershaah Amazon Prime Video Best Web Film NonHindi Jai Bhim Amazon Prime Video Best NonFiction House of Secrets The Burari Deaths Netflix Best Online Sensation Bhuvan Bam Dhindora YouTube Best Actor Male Series Manoj Bajpayee The Family Man S02 Best Actor Female Series Samantha The Family Man S02 Best Supporting Actor Male Series Sharib Hashmi The Family Man S02 Best Supporting Actor Female Series Ashlesha Thakur The Family Man S02 Best Actor Male Film Sidharth Malhotra Shershaah Best Actor Female Film Kiara Advani Shershaah Best Supporting Actor Male Film Pankaj Tripathi Mimi Best Supporting Actor Female Film Ileana DrsquoCruz The Big Bull Best Ensemble Cast The Family Man S02 Mukesh Chhabra Best ShowrunnerCreator The Family Man S02 RajDK