India, Sept. 22 -- It began with the remake of a Malayalam classic in 2015, but over the years, the Hindi Drishyam franchise has acquired a dedicated fanbase of its own. With Drishyam: The Conclusion, the third instalment in the series, the franchise takes a different route from the Malayalam version. This is an original story, completely different from Mohanlal's Drishyam 3, which came out earlier this year. Ahead of the release, writer-director Abhishek Pathak talks to Hindustan Times about the film and the franchise's road ahead.

Drishyam and Drishyam 2 were both direct remakes of the Malayalam films, but the third part takes a different route. Abhishek says, "The moment Drishyam 2 released, I was sure I wanted to do this differently....