Actor Jaideep Ahlawat yesterday said he did not worry that his character in ‘Drishyam 3’ will be compared to the one played by Akshaye Khanna in the first two movies of the thriller franchise. The ‘Pataal Lok’ star joined the franchise after Khanna’s abrupt exit earlier this year.

Khanna, according to a PTI report, played IPS Tarun Ahlawat in the first two films. In the third and final chapter of the Ajay Devgn-led thriller franchise, Ahlawat stars as SP Crime Branch Rajveer Singh Tomar, who goes after Vijay Salgaonkar (Devgn) and his family.

“No, not at all. The way Abhishek had written the script and the dialogues were written, I never felt that I wasn’t a part of this world. When I heard the script, it didn’t feel like this character is coming in place of Akshaye sir’s character,” Ahlawat said.

“One character’s journey has ended and another character has been introduced. So, I felt there is no point in feeling pressured by his character. It’s going to be a completely different journey,” Ahlawat explained, adding that his character’s relationship to other characters has been newly minted.

“The introduction will be new, there will be new relationships with Meera and the Deshmukhs or the Salgaonkars,” he said, creding Pathak with building Tomar’s character.

“When Abhishek narrated the script to me, I didn’t feel that this character was there because of any other character. It will take a bit of time to understand who Tomar is but they have done a thorough job with the character – from his hairstyle and costume to his sunglasses.

“He (Abhishek) explained everything to me and that’s why the job became a bit easier. And then you have such an amazing cast that you feel relaxed,” Ahlawat observed.

Meanwhile, another report mentioned that Devgn, while speaking on ‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’, stated that the film has a completely different story from its Malayalam counterpart and will mark the end of the beloved thriller franchise.

In the Hindi version of the story, Devgn played the role of Vijay Salgaonkar, a cable operator in Goa, lives a peaceful life with his wife Nandini and their two daughters. His world turns upside down when a teenage boy goes missing and his family becomes the prime suspect in the case.