I took up the challenge to make my own version of Drishyam 2: Abhishek Pathak

In 2015, Abhishek Pathak co-produced Drishyam, directed by Nishikant Kamat, which went on to be a successful film.

- Onkar Kulkarni

Back then, little did he know that seven years down the line, he would be helming the sequel of the Ajay Devgn and Tabu-starrer. As he talks about taking up the challenge of making his own version of Drishyam 2 (which is the remake of a Malayalam film of the same name), Abhishek opens up about taking the baton ahead from Nishikant Kamat and feeling intimidated while directing senior actors like Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Akshaye Khanna.

The original Drishyam 2 starring Mohanlal released in 2021, and in the current phase, we are seeing that remakes aren't working, given that the original content is available in the digital space with subtitles already. So, as you took up the challenge of the remake with your own version, what changes did you introduce to the script in order to keep it afresh? I think people are already finding it a little different. Not all viewers prefer watching films with subtitles. Like, even I don’t watch a film that way. You keep reading the subs rather than watching the visuals. It is not a good experience, especially while watching thrillers. That’s something which will help this film and push it to reach its major audience. When we made the earlier part of the story, people loved it. This is a continuation of that tale of what happens to Vijay Salgaonkar... yeh sabko jaana hai. Trailer mein ek line hai... Mera naam Vijay Salgaonkar hai, aur ye mera confession hai, and after seeing that scene in the trailer, I have had people asking me, ‘Yaar, yeh confess