Kahani (Premise)
Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) wo aam cable-operator hai jo apne parivaar ko bachane ke liye ek mastermind ban gaya. Do filmon se Salgaonkar family ne ek sach dafan kar rakha hai, aur Vijay har baar police se ek kadam aage raha hai. Is aakhri chapter me khel badal jata hai: Crime Branch ke SP Rajveer Singh Tomar (Jaideep Ahlawat) ke roop me ek naya, ziddi investigator aata hai, saath me lawyer Indrajith Shetty (Prakash Raj) ek aur morcha kholta hai. Meera Deshmukh (Tabu) aur unke pati ab bhi insaaf ki talaash me hain. Ye Vijay aur state ke beech aakhri dimaag ki ladai hai — daav par parivaar ki suraksha. Kahani is baar bilkul original hai, purani Malayalam line se alag.
Franchise ka safar yaad kar lein: pehli Hindi Drishyam 2015 me aayi thi (Malayalam original ka remake), Drishyam 2 2022 me — dono me Jeethu Joseph ki kahani ka sahara tha. Teesri film me makers ne himmat dikhai aur Abhishek Pathak ne khud original screenplay likhi, taaki Hindi version ka apna conclusion ho. Release date 2 October bhi coincidence nahi — Gandhi Jayanti franchise ke andar ek significant date hai, purane fans samajh jayenge. Matlab ye sirf ek aur sequel nahi, ek planned farewell hai.
Performances
Ajay Devgn ka Vijay Salgaonkar ab unke career ka signature role ban chuka hai — wo kam bolte hain, aankhon se khelte hain, aur critics ke mutabik ye film bhi unhi ke kandhon par khadi hai. India TV ne sahi likha: film tab sabse achhi chalti hai jab camera Vijay par rehta hai. Asli surprise package Jaideep Ahlawat hain. NDTV ke Saibal Chatterjee ne likha: aao Ajay ke liye, ruko Jaideep ke liye — wo film me ek aisi wazan wali maujoodgi laate hain jo yaad reh jaati hai. Unka Rajveer Singh Tomar pehla aisa opponent lagta hai jo Vijay ke khel ko andar se samajhta hai, isliye dono ke aamne-saamne wale scenes me tension double ho jaati hai.
Tabu Meera Deshmukh ke dard aur zidd ko phir se zinda karti hain — unke aur Vijay ke beech ka emotional history is film ka silent engine hai. Prakash Raj lawyer Indrajith Shetty ke roop me ek naya khatra laate hain, courtroom-adjacent pressure cooker wale moments me unki maujoodgi kaam karti hai. Shriya Saran (Nandini) aur Ishita Dutta (Anju) parivaar ke emotional core ko sambhalte hain, jabki Rajat Kapoor aur Kamlesh Sawant (jinhhe News18 ne khaas taur par saraha) supporting me apna kaam imandaari se karte hain. Ek dhyaan dene wali baat: Akshaye Khanna is baar nahi hain, lekin ensemble itna bhara hua hai ke unki kami kahani me khalti nahi — ye naye kirdaaron ki jeet hai.
Direction Aur Technical Side
Abhishek Pathak (jinhone Drishyam 2 bhi direct ki thi) is baar sirf remake ke sahare nahi hain — story credit unhi ka hai, jo franchise ke liye naya kadam hai. Pehla half tight aur gripping bataya gaya hai, interrogation aur mind-game wale scenes franchise ki pehchan wali tension laate hain. Dusri taraf, kai critics ne yehi point uthaya hai ke film Drishyam formula se bahut chipki rehti hai — twists ka pattern pehchana-pehchana lagta hai, aur “grand conclusion” wala scale miss hota hai. Technical side par cinematography (Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary) aur editing (Sandeep Francis) kaam ke hain, aur Ravi Basrur-Rochak Kohli-Karma ka music background me tension badhata hai. U/A 16+ rating ke saath 2 ghante 30 minute ki runtime ek baithak me dekhne layak hai.
Critics Aur Audience Kya Keh Rahe Hain
Critical reception mixed-to-positive raha. Taran Adarsh sabse zyada enthusiastic rahe — 4.5/5 ke saath unhone ise franchise ki best film aur 2026 ki best films me se ek bataya, “sure-shot blockbuster” ka tag diya. News18 Showsha aur India TV dono ne 3/5 diye: dono ne performances aur pace ki taarif ki, lekin yehi kaha ke finale utna grand nahi jitna franchise deserve karta tha. NDTV ke Saibal Chatterjee ka review positive raha, khaas taur par Jaideep Ahlawat ke liye.
Audience ka verdict box office ne de diya, aur wo verdict historic hai. Day 1 par ₹66.75cr net (Ajay ka career-best opening, 67% occupancy, 15,759 shows), pehle weekend me ₹176.5cr net, pehle hafte me ₹245.5cr net (Drishyam 2 ke lifetime se aage), aur 14 din me India net ₹333cr, gross ₹399cr, worldwide gross ₹515cr. Day 14 par bhi film ₹4.25cr net kama rahi thi — 10,800+ shows ke saath. Ye 2026 ki doosri sabse badi Hindi film bani (Dhurandhar 2 ke baad) aur Ajay Devgn ke career ki pehli ₹300cr India net film. 51,000+ user reviews me aggregate rating 4.2 dikha raha hai. Malayalam Drishyam ke Mohanlal ne bhi film ki kamyabi par khaas message bheja — franchise ki legacy ab dono industries me celebrate ho rahi hai. Matlab: critics ne 3 se 4.5 ke beech rakha, audience ne ise blockbuster bana diya.
Kiske Liye Hai Ye Film
Ye film sabse pehle Drishyam franchise ke fans ke liye hai — jo Vijay Salgaonkar ke mind-games aur us parivaar ki kahani me invest hain. Suspense-thriller lovers ko first half ka cat-and-mouse game pasand aayega, khaas taur par Jaideep Ahlawat ke entry wale portions. Parivaar ke saath dekhne walon ke liye U/A 16+ rating dhyaan me rakhein — ye light entertainer nahi, slow-burn tension wali film hai. Agar aapne pehle do parts nahi dekhe, to pehle wo dekhna behtar rahega. Aur agar aap expect kar rahe hain ke finale har purane raaz ka jawab dega — critics ke mutabik thodi si kami mehsoos ho sakti hai, lekin overall ye ek satisfying farewell hai.
