India, Dec. 24 -- Just yesterday, reports surfaced that actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar's much-awaited directorial comeback Don 3 had hit a roadblock, with Ranveer Singh bowing out of the project. According to a source quoted by Pinkvilla, the actor "didn't want to be seen in back-to-back gangster films." Now, in a surprising turn, Akshaye Khanna appears to have followed suit, walking out of his next project as well.

According to a report by Bollywood Machine, Akshaye has walked out of Drishyam 3, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2022 blockbuster Drishyam 2. The actor, who recently delivered a major hit with Dhurandhar, is said to have stepped away due to a combination of financial and creative disagreements with the makers.

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