Drishyam 3 producer sends legal notice to Akshaye Khanna

Drishyam 3 producer sends legal notice to Akshaye Khanna. Following the success of Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar, Akshaye Khanna decided to walk out  of the high profile project Drishyam3.

Following this Drishyam 3 producer Kumar Mangat sent him legal notice. He said “We had signed him for the fees he asked for. We had even given money to the costume designers and they had begun work on his look. One fine day, and this is before Dhurandhar’s release, Akshaye said he wanted his character (who was bald) to have hair because people had praised his look. Abhishek (Pathak, director of Drishyam 3) said it’s not possible because the threequel of Drishyam begins from the same night as the second instalment, 6 ghante ke gap mein toh baal nahi aa sakte. He had agreed then, we have everything on record.”

He said  “Aas paas ke chamchon ne dimaag mein daal diya uske, ki Dhurandhar ka look aapka achha laga, ab se aap ussi look mein kaam karo, Aise thodi hota hai! Har film ka look alag hota hai. What happens is sometimes, a side actor is cast in an ensemble. And when the film works, he/she thinks the film worked because of them. But a lot of people contribute to making a film a hit. When I had made Section 375 (2019) with Akshaye, he had no work for four years. And I had told him, that after Drishyam 2, roles will be written for him. We were such good friends, he would come to our office every month and have food with us. Achanak success sar pe chadh gayi.”

He continued “He didn’t give any reason, neither did he answer calls. It’s his habit- when he doesn’t want to talk, he won’t take calls. When he is in need, then he will call you 20 times.”

Jaideep Ahlawat will be replacing Akshaye Khanna. He added “He’s a better actor. The character has been tweaked by Abhishek a little.” He continued “Even if he wants to return to the film now, we won’t work with him. Na kabhi dobara kaam karna hai, iss tarah ke behaviour ke baad.”