Stories
Drishyam 3: Director Abhishek Pathak Avoided Remake Tag, Wrote New Script for Original Touch.
N
News18•03-10-2026, 17:21
Drishyam 3: Director Abhishek Pathak Avoided Remake Tag, Wrote New Script for Original Touch.
- •Abhishek Pathak did not want 'Drishyam 3' to be labeled a remake, so he wrote a new script.
- •He watched previous films repeatedly to weave the story in multiple layers, ensuring every scene and dialogue advanced the plot.
- •The director stated that even while writing 'Drishyam: The Conclusion', they revisited dialogues and scenes from previous films.
- •Pathak aimed for audiences to feel nostalgic and perceive all parts as connected.
- •He wanted to advance the story in his own style, creating his version of the final part, ensuring complexity without losing the audience.
Key Questions Answered
Abhishek Pathak wanted to avoid the remake tag because he felt that when creators make something that already exists, people often ignore the hard work put into the Hindi version.
To keep the story complex and unpredictable, the director wrote it in his own style, constantly debated the screenplay, and ensured that any predictable elements were removed.
While writing the script, the team repeatedly watched small dialogues and scenes from previous films to figure out how to connect them seamlessly to the ongoing story.
