‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’ director Abhishek Pathak has revealed how the makers approached the franchise’s final chapter while trying to stay ahead of an audience that has spent years dissecting Vijay Salgaonkar’s every move. In a recent interview, Pathak said Tabu’s Meera Deshmukh remains central to the story, with her pursuit of closure and revenge shaping the film, while the writing team deliberately avoided relying on fan theories to crack an unexpected plot twist.
Abhishek Pathak reveals how ‘Drishyam 3 stayed ahead of fan theories
In an interview with Mid Day, talking about the writing process, Pathak said the team was aware that audiences had already spent considerable time speculating about how Vijay Salgaonkar, played by Ajay Devgn, could escape the consequences of his actions once again.Rather than allowing existing fan theories to dictate the narrative, the makers consciously attempted to find an angle that viewers would not anticipate. Pathak said the team wanted to be more unpredictable than the audience and spent considerable time working out the one element that people might have overlooked.“We had to be smarter than anyone in the theatre. It’s a film where people are making their own theories. We were trying to [steer] away from that because we wanted to do something that people are not expecting. We had to think what could be the one thing that people couldn’t guess or had overlooked. It took time to crack that,” he told Mid-day.
Tabu’s Meera Deshmukh is central to Drishyam: The Conclusion
Pathak also explained that Meera Deshmukh’s emotional journey forms the backbone of the final chapter. The character has spent years trying to find answers following the death of her son, and the director wanted to ensure that her pursuit of justice did not turn her into an entirely negative character.According to Pathak, Meera’s approach to justice has evolved over the course of the franchise. Having previously attempted to follow the law, she now begins to question whether the conventional route can actually deliver the closure she seeks.“She tried to go by the book in part one and even two, but now she wants to go a different way. [Going by the book] is not how she believes justice will be served. It will be interesting to watch how the Deshmukhs will change their way in this film,” he said.
More about ‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion?
‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’ marks the latest chapter in the Ajay Devgn-led crime-thriller franchise, with Abhishek Pathak returning after directing ‘Drishyam 2’. The film brings back Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar and features Shriya Saran, Tabu and Ishita Dutta, alongside Prakash Raj and Jaideep Ahlawat in important roles. With respect to its performance at the box office, with its India net collection already at Rs. 125.03 crore after just three days, ‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’ is on track to comfortably cross the Rs. 150 crore domestic mark by the end of its opening weekend, as per Sacnilk.
