India, Dec. 27 -- Akshaye Khanna has been creating headlines- not just for Dhurandhar, but also his sudden exit from Drishyam 3. The mystery around the actor's exit deepened after rumours that he asked for a whopping fee hike, post Dhurandhar's massive success. But when HT City speaks to Drishyam 3's producer Kumar Mangat Pathak, it's alleged that the fees was never an issue.

"We had signed him for the fees he asked for. We had even given money to the costume designers and they had begun work on his look. One fine day, and this is before Dhurandhar's release, Akshaye said he wanted his character (who was bald) to have hair because people had praised his look. Abhishek (Pathak, director of Drishyam 3) said it's not possible because the th...