Jaideep Ahlawat on his Drishyam role: 'Not a replacement for Akshaye Khanna'
Dubai: Jaideep Ahlawat has addressed months of speculation over his role in Drishyam: The Conclusion , insisting his character has no connection to the one Akshaye Khanna played in Drishyam 2. Khanna's exit from the film became a public controversy in December, when producer Kumar Mangat Pathak said the actor had wanted to renegotiate his fee following the success of Dhurandhar , which the…
Jaideep Ahlawat has clarified that his character in Drishyam: The Conclusion is not a replacement for Akshaye Khanna's role. When Ahlawat read the story, he was told that his character was not meant to replace Khanna's character. Instead, Ahlawat's character starts a new journey and has a different relationship with Meera, the female lead.
Ahlawat's character is a sharp and determined police officer leading a new investigation into Vijay Salgaonkar. The film's trailer also revealed that Prakash Raj is joining the cast in a new role.
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