Hyderabad, Dec. 27 -- The makers of Drishyam 3 recently announced that the film will release on October 2, 2026, a date linked to the first film's significance. Soon after, fans noticed that Akshaye Khanna's name was missing from the credits list, which sparked fresh speculation about whether he was still part of the project.

Wig demand and last minute exit

Producer Kumar Mangat Pathak said Akshaye was formally signed after multiple rounds of negotiations. "We had signed an agreement with Akshaye Khanna. His fees also got locked after a lot of renegotiations from his side," he said. Pathak claimed the actor "insisted that he would like to wear a wig," but director Abhishek Pathak told him it would create continuity issues because Drishy...