The Hindi version of Drishyam 3 continues to move steadily towards its theatrical release in October, while the Malayalam version is all set to release in May. The producers of the Hindi version, Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak, recently spilt the beans about the current status of the film, their association with the Drishyam franchise, collaboration with Mohanlal, and more, revealing that the Hindi adaptation will differ from the Malayalam original.
Drishyam 3 Hindi will be different from Malayalam
Producer and writer Abhishek Pathak, while speaking to Pinkvilla, confirmed that the shoot of Drishyam 3 Hindi has been completed, while some patchwork is currently underway. Notably, the film is set to release on October 2.
Speaking about the Hindi version, Abhishek shared, “The shoot is done. We are currently working on some patchwork and will release it on October 2. There’s a lot of excitement around the film. What people are seeing right now in Malayalam Drishyam is different. For the Hindi audience, I have created a completely different track that will work beautifully here. The Malayalam version focuses more on family drama, while the Hindi version will lean more towards a family thriller. That’s the fabric of the film. When the trailer releases, audiences will see how different the two worlds are.”
Abhishek Pathak on Drishyam 3
Further opening up about the suspense and scale of the third chapter, Abhishek said that audience expectations are already high after the previous instalments. He said, “When people came to watch Drishyam 2, they didn’t expect the twists the film had. This time, expectations are already sky high and will take the audience on a rollercoaster ride. By the end, they’ll wonder where the film has reached. But that’s the whole idea and fabric of Drishyam. Hopefully, people enjoy this experience in theatres just like they enjoyed the previous parts.”
He also spoke about writing the climax first while developing Drishyam 3, saying a film like it cannot be written in a linear manner since the entire narrative depends on the final reveal.
He also shared that he had a strong creative exchange with Jeethu Joseph, the writer-director of the Malayalam version. “There was a lot of collaboration between us. I read his draft, and he read mine. I liked his draft because it had stronger Malayalam drama elements, which is why we invested in that version. We believe it will work beautifully for Malayalam audiences. Then we developed the flow we wanted for our Hindi version and followed that direction, ” Pathak shared.
He added, “I had written a draft, and he had written a draft. When you write Drishyam, you first need to crack the climax. When I wrote my version, I had one central idea, what if this happens, then what happens next? That’s the shock audiences will experience in theatres. Once that was cracked, I started writing the film backwards. You cannot write this story linearly. You first need to know the core plot and then build the flow around it.”
