Mumbai: The Drishyam franchise has always run on one promise: the ending will catch you. Drishyam The Conclusion guarded that promise so tightly that, according to actor Nishant Singh, around 90% of the unit had no idea how the film ended. Singh plays Shiv, one half of the undercover-cop couple that pretends to be Vijay Salgaonkar’s friendly neighbours. On screen, the pair quietly gathers evidence that could prove the Salgaonkars killed Meera Deshmukh’s son Sam.
Only the core team had the full picture
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Singh contrasted the third film with its predecessor. “During Drishyam 2, we were given the full script. But with the third part, the makers decided to maintain secrecy,” he said. On Drishyam The Conclusion, he was handed only the pages for his scenes. Since those scenes sit just before the climax, he and co-star Neha Joshi still picked up a sense of where the story was heading — but played along anyway.
“Only the core team knew the climax,” Singh said. “The rest of us were kept in the dark.” With no full story to work from, the unit filled the gap with speculation, and Singh said he happily joined in the rumours.
Why that secrecy matters
A spoiler can sink a suspense film, and Drishyam is a rare Hindi franchise whose entire rewatch value sits in its final reveal. By moving from a full script to a need-to-know one, the team treated its twist as the product, not just a plot point. That is a big reason the film could release on October 2 with the surprise still intact.
Fans also got an unlikely comic hook. When advocate Indrajit Shetty, played by Prakash Raj, calls Shiv and Jenny “Changu Mangu,” the theatre erupts. Singh credited dialogue writer Aamil Keeyan Khan for the line: apparently, director Abhishek Pathak calls Khan and another writer by that nickname. The joke, and Prakash Raj’s delivery, turned a small part into a recall character.
- Who they are: Shiv and Jenny are undercover cops posing as the Salgaonkars’ neighbours.
- What changed: The crew got only their scenes, not the full story.
- Where it came from: “Changu Mangu” was borrowed from a real nickname on set.
- What next: Singh says a fourth film depends on audience demand.
The scene that made him nervous
Singh also recalled the Drishyam 2 drunk scene in which he had to charge at Ajay Devgn. “Sir, meri fatt rahi hai,” he told the star after rehearsal. Devgn held his hand and replied, “Tu aa na mere upar. Koi dikkat nahin hai.” Singh said Devgn, Tabu and Shriya Saran were calm and patient on set; Prakash Raj, meanwhile, kept the mood light with jokes.
For now, the series is designed to close with Drishyam The Conclusion. But Singh isn’t shutting the door: “It all depends on the audience.”
Source: Bollywood Hungama