Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3: The Conclusion has crossed ₹501.80 crore worldwide in 12 days, becoming the highest-grossing film of his career. But director Abhishek Pathak is not treating the result as a cue for Drishyam 4.
In an interview with Screen, Pathak confirmed that the team considers this the final chapter. “All of us believe this is the last part of the film,” he said. “It’s very much dependent on the story, and the story has ended. I always thought the ending was very poetic. It’s a love letter to the franchise.”
Pathak argued that Drishyam is not a franchise where a sequel can simply be ordered. He acknowledged that plenty of new story could be imagined, but said that misses the point. “We had to stop it at some point, and this was a beautiful ending to the franchise.”
The numbers behind the full stop
- Worldwide cume: ₹501.80 crore in 12 days
- India net: ₹323.50 crore, per Sacnilk
- First day: ₹62 crore
- First week: ₹245.50 crore
- Second weekend: more than ₹60 crore
The second-weekend figure is the one Pathak used as a caution. “That’s a figure too many films don’t achieve even in their lifetime,” he said. “So, let’s not spoil it for them.”
What Drishyam 3 now owns
With its global haul, the film has become Ajay Devgn’s highest-grossing release and the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2026. It has overtaken the lifetime collections of Border 2, Toxic, Jana Nayagan and Peddi, according to Sacnilk.
The film returns Ajay Devgn to the role of Vijay Salgaonkar, whose secrets face a fresh threat when a Crime Branch officer reopens the case. Tabu, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta and Jaideep Ahlawat also feature.
Pathak hopes October 2 continues to be remembered as Drishyam Day. That framing matters: the franchise is being positioned as a complete story with rewatch value, not an endless series of cases.
Why bowing out matters
Franchise finales are rare in Hindi cinema when a film is still earning. The usual reflex is to announce the next part while the current one is in theatres. Pathak is betting the opposite: closure, at the peak, may serve the films longer than one more sequel would.
Mohanlal also praised the Hindi conclusion, saying he was impressed with the way the much-loved journey was brought to a befitting end. For Bollywood Chronicle readers, the lesson is about franchise management: a clean last scene can protect trust and rewatch value, even when demand suggests there is more money on the table.
Source: Hindustan Times
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