‘Well over a hundred drafts’: Drishyam 3 screenwriter reveals how the franchise’s ending was cracked
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Ajay Devgn -starrer Drishyam : The Conclusion has given the star the biggest opening of his career. The movie isn't just ruling the ticket-window but has also received rave reviews from critics and audiences. Malayalam followers, too, are lauding the movie's writing, with some even calling it better than the original Mohanlal-starrer Malayalam movie. Now, the movie's screenwriter Aamil Keeyan Khan has spoken about the writing process and opened up that it took him over 100 drafts to get the ending of Drishyam 3 right.
Adding to this, Drishyam 3 stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, and Jaideep Ahlawat. (HT_PRINT) ‘There was the challenge of writing an original screenplay’ In conversation with The Free Press Journal, Aamil spoke about the big task of writing a new story for Drishyam 3 without borrowing from the original movie, while keeping the essence of the popular franchise alive.
Meanwhile, He shared, "It was an enormous mountain to climb. You have a beloved franchise, a family that the audiences have lived with for years, and the legacy of two hugely loved films sitting on your shoulders. And most importantly, how do you surprise an audience for the third time? There was the challenge of writing an original screenplay while retaining the DNA of Drishyam. It still had to have humour, family, emotion, drama and thrills without any one ingredient swallowing the others. It was a very, very thin tightrope. Thankfully, none of us looked down."
Notably, The screenwriter shared that the task of doing justice to Drishyam 3 wasn't easy and opened up that he went through more than 100 drafts to get the franchise's ending right.
As per the latest buzz, He shared, "I have folders inside folders, drafts with dates, numbers, dates after numbers, and files called things like “FINAL”, “FINAL 2”, “FINAL FINAL” and presumably “FINAL PLEASE GOD”. I have genuinely lost count, but well over a hundred drafts in different forms. Easily."
In further updates, Drishyam: The Conclusion marks a major departure for the Hindi franchise as it has an original story and ending. The first two Hindi films were direct remakes of Mohanlal's Malayalam Drishyam films, while the third instalment takes the story of Vijay Salgaonkar and his family in a new direction.
On top of that, Directed by Abhishek Pathak, the movie brings back Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar, along with Shriya Saran, Tabu, Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav. Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajat Kapoor and Prakash Raj are also part of the cast.
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