Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna has joined the cast of the Hindi remake of Mohanlal-starrer ‘Drishyam 2’, which features Ajay Devgn and Tabu in the lead roles. Tabu took to Instagram over the weekend to share the news of Akshaye joining the cast of the drama thriller.
Sharing a picture of herself with Akshaye, Tabu wrote, “Delighted to have a gem of an actor on board for #Drishyam2 Akshaye Khanna #TrulyTalented.” In the photo, Akshaye is looking intensely into the camera while Tabu is smiling at it. As Tabu shared the photo, Farah Khan commented on it, “Lovvvv himmmm♥️.”
The original, featuring Southern Superstar Mohanlal, was loved by the audience and went on to become a hit. Not a lot of details are known about the Hindi remake.
The first part of the crime-thriller, ‘Drishyam', was directed by the late filmmaker Nishikant Kamat. It featured Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Shriya Saran in lead roles. Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav played the role of Devgn and Saran’s daughters. It was a remake of the 2013 Malayalam movie ‘Drishyam’ which featured Mohanlal in the lead role.
‘Drishyam 2’ is being helmed by filmmaker Abhishek Pathak. It will have Devgn reprising his role of Vijay Salgoankar. Tabu, who started filming for the movie earlier this week, will return as Inspector General of Police – Meera Deshmukh.
The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak, Krishan Kumar and co-produced by Sanjeev Joshi, Aditya Chowksey and Shiv Chanana.
