India, Dec. 29 -- Recently, Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna grabbed headlines after Drishyam 3 producer Kumar Mangat Pathak slammed him for exiting the film despite having signed an agreement. Now, the film's director Abhishek Pathak has reacted to Akshaye's departure, challenging him to attempt a solo film and also revealing Ajay Devgn's response to the actor's sudden exit.

Speaking about the situation, Abhishek told ETimes, "He (Ajay) left it to me completely. Anyway, it's more about me, Akshaye and the production. So, I would rather leave that aspect of how we dealt with it out. All this happened after the contract was signed in November. He left the movie five days before it was going on the floors. The look was locked, costumes were ...