{
  "id": 6544451,
  "title": "Jaideep Ahlawat on his Drishyam role: 'Not a replacement for Akshaye Khanna'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/jaideep-ahlawat-on-his-drishyam-role-not-a-replacement-for-akshaye",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T04:38:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/jaideep-ahlawat-on-his-drishyam-role-not-a-replacement-for-akshaye-khanna-1.500669334"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Jaideep Ahlawat REACTS To Replacing Akshaye Khanna In Drishyam 3: 'New Character Is Introduced, No Point In Taking...'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/jaideep-ahlawat-reacts-to-replacing-akshaye-khanna-in-drishyam-3-new",
        "published": "2026-09-09T13:22:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Not a replacement for Akshaye Khanna’: Jaideep Ahlawat explains his Drishyam 3 role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/not-a-replacement-for-akshaye-khanna-jaideep-ahlawat-explains-his",
        "published": "2026-09-09T16:25:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}