A few days ago, the makers had announced the release date of Ajay Devgan starrer ‘Drishyam 3’. This film will be released on October 2, 2026. The star cast of the film included the names of Ajay Devgan, Tabu, Shriya Saran and Rajat Kapoor. However, Akshaye Khanna’s name was missing, which raised eyebrows.

After ‘Dhurandhar’, Akshaye Khanna’s popularity has reached its peak. In such a situation, fans were very excited to see him in the next part of ‘Drishyam’, especially when he won hearts with his brilliant performance in ‘Drishyam 2’ (2022). However, meanwhile, news came that Akshay Khanna has walked away from ‘Drishyam 3’ due to differences with the makers regarding fees. Now in a report the real reason for Akshay Khanna leaving the film has been revealed.

akshay khanna Of ‘Drishyam 3′ What is the real reason for leaving?,
According to the report of Bollywood Hungama, a source said, “In Chhaava, Akshay played a strong role as a villain, while in Dhurandhar, he completely won the hearts of the audience. He has now become the next big star. Sensing this, he decided to increase his fees. Due to this, he had asked for Rs 21 crore from the makers of Drishyam 3.”

According to the report, the source further said, “The producers of Drishyam 3 were shocked. They tried to explain to Akshay that paying such a huge amount would increase the budget of the film. But Akshay Khanna felt that his demand was justified. He knew that now with his presence, people’s excitement for the film would have increased a lot.”

There were differences between Akshay and the makers on many other issues as well.
According to the report, meanwhile, another source said, “We have also heard that there were differences between Akshay Khanna and the producers on some other issues as well. One of them was that Akshay had suggested wearing a wig. But the producers did not like the idea, probably because in the second part he was without a wig.”

On a good note’Drishyam 3′ Akshay Khanna separated from
According to the report, the source said, “As Akshay Khanna’s demands were not met, he decided to walk out of Drishyam 3. Of course, he wished the makers all the best. The separation happened on a good note and the makers hope to collaborate with Akshay in the future.”

These days, Akshay Khanna is enjoying the success of his latest release ‘Dhurandhar’. His tremendous acting as Rahman Dacoit in the film is being praised a lot. Amidst all this, Akshay Khanna was completely ready for the shooting of his next film ‘Drishyam 3’. However, he has backed out of the third installment of this superhit franchise. The reason for this has also been revealed.

Akshaye Khanna ‘Drishyam 3′ Why left?
According to the report of Bollywood Machine, Akshay Khanna has backed out of ‘Drishyam 3’. According to the report, he has left the much awaited third installment due to fees and creative differences with the film makers. It has been said in the report that after the immense success of ‘Dhurandhar’, Khanna had demanded to increase the fees for his character.

Apart from this, he had also demanded many changes in his on-screen look in the film. As a result, there were differences between the actor and the filmmakers, due to which Akshaye Khanna ultimately left the project. According to reports, talks are still going on between the filmmakers and the actor. At present, there has been no official confirmation in this regard.

,Drishyam 3′ About this
Let us tell you that Abhishek Pathak is directing ‘Drishyam 3’. In this, Ajay Devgan will once again be seen in the lead role. Recently the makers had also announced the release date of this much awaited film. According to which ‘Drishyam 3’ is going to be released in theaters on October 2, 2026.

‘Dhurandhar’ is creating panic
Amidst all this, if we talk about Akshay Khanna and Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Dhurandhar’, this film has been earning huge money at the box office since its release. Currently, this espionage thriller is having a historic performance in the theatres. Even in the third week, the earnings of this film directed by Aditya Dhar are showing no signs of stopping. This spy action thriller has earned more than Rs 580 crore in 19 days.

Let us tell you that Ranveer Singh, Akshay Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi and Sara Arjun have played important roles in this film and this film was released in theaters on December 5, 2025. Naveen Kaushik, Gaurav Gera, Saumya Tandon, Danish Pandor, Naseem Mughal and other actors have also played important roles in it.

Akshay Khanna is in the news at the moment because he has been dominating the internet since the release of ‘Dhurandhar’. However, earlier this year he was seen in a completely different role in ‘Chhaava’. Discussion about him continues on the internet, while there is also excitement about his personal life. Akshay is not married yet and a video of him is going viral in which he is talking about being happy living alone. However, there were once rumors that Akshay was going to marry Karisma Kapoor. Then why could things not be resolved?

Why couldn’t Karisma Kapoor’s marriage happen with Akshay?
According to media reports, Karisma and Akshay came close after doing a photoshoot together in the 1990s and soon an affair started between them. At that time there were reports that Karisma had ended her relationship with Ajay Devgan and Akshay had taken care of her at that time. The actress’s father Randhir Kapoor was also happy with Karisma’s relationship with Akshay and he even sent a marriage proposal to Akshay’s father Vinod Khanna. The talk of marriage had gone a long way, but according to reports, Karisma’s mother Babita Kapoor intervened and stopped it. Actually, at that time Karisma was at the peak of her career and stardom, and Babita wanted her to focus on work, according to reports, at that time Karisma was not even sure about Akshay’s career and that is why both of them could not get married.

Karisma Kapoor married Sanjay Kapoor
Later, Karisma got engaged to Abhishek Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan announced it publicly, but this relationship also broke. Finally Karishma married businessman Sanjay Kapoor in 2003. The pair had two children, but later separated and divorced in 2016. Sanjay Kapoor died in June this year. It is said that he had a heart attack due to swallowing a bee.

Akshaye Khanna on Not Working With Father Vinod Khanna: Akshaye Khanna is one of the under -rated actors of the film industry. Akshay Khanna is the son of late actor Vinod Khanna. He shared the screen with Vinod Khanna in his first film Himalaya son. After this, the actor never worked with the veteran star. In an interview, he revealed the reason for not working with his father and also said that there is another superstar with whom he should not work.

Father Vinod and Akshaye Khanna never wanted to work with this star
Akshay’s first film Himalaya son was released in 1997. In this film, he had a screen share with the late actor and his father Vinod Khanna besides Hema Malini, Johnny Lever, Satish Shah, Danny Denjongpa and Amrish Puri. Apart from Akshay, Anjala Javeri and Shazia Malik were also in the film. It is said that there was a complicated relationship between Akshaye Khanna and his father Vinod Khanna, but in spite of this, the heart wanted actor actor Vinod and his Spiritual Exploration.

In 2008, Akshaye Khanna revealed in an interview to IANS (through Hindustan Times) that working with Vinod Khanna was a terrible experience and he would never work with him again. Drishyam 2 Star said, “There are some people with whom you should not work. My father is one of them. Amitabh Bachchan is the other. It is impossible to stand confidently in the same frame with him.”

Why did Akshay not want to work with father Vinod
Akshaye Khanna had also revealed the reason for never working with father Vinod Khanna. He had said, “His presence on the screen is very impressive. It is very difficult to match my father on the screen. It is such a quality either you have this quality, or you do not have the truth. Tell me, I do not have this quality, I have no presence.

Please tell that Vinod Khanna was an extraordinary actor and style and fashion icon, who was posthumously awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The veteran actor died in 2017 after suffering from cancer.

Akshaye Khanna Work Front
Talking about the work front, Akshaye Khanna was last seen in Vicky Kaushal’s film Chhawa. He played the role of Aurangzeb. His performance in the film has been highly praised. The film is now streaming on Netflix.

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