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Ajay Devgn Says Drishyam 3 Ends the Hindi Franchise for Good

Ahead of the film's Oct. 2 release, Ajay Devgn tells Variety he is confident that “Drishyam 3: The Conclusion” clears the bar set by its predecessors, and he calls the psychological thriller's twists unpredictable even for genre-savvy audiences who are used to guessing outcomes. The more concrete claim is about shape rather than quality: Devgn says the Hindi-language franchise ends definitively, unlike its open-ended Malayalam-language counterpart. Actors predict their own films will be good; that part of a press tour costs nothing. A remake deciding to close a story its original left open is a real creative choice, and it is also the kind of choice audiences can argue about without needing a star's opinion. Whether the ending lands is a separate question from whether it exists.

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A lead actor declaring that his own sequel surpasses the earlier films is not evidence about the films. It is evidence that the press tour has started.

Pushback

Fair, but the structural claim is more interesting than the quality claim. A Hindi remake choosing a definitive ending where the Malayalam original stayed open is a decision you can actually evaluate once you've seen both.

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Variety Film ↗Ajay Devgn Says ‘Drishyam 3: The Conclusion’ Surpasses Predecessors, Ends Franchise for Good (EXCLUSIVE)