‘Drishyam 3’: Shriya Saran reacts to 8-year age gap with on-screen daughter Ishita Dutta, says, ‘Story impactful, all these things doesn’t matter’ | Hindi Movie News

Shriya Saran is enjoying the success of ‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’, in which she returns as Nandini Salgaonkar under Abhishek Pathak’s direction. Ever since the franchise began, she has played the mother of Ishita Dutta’s character, even though Ishita is just eight years younger in real life. Ishita plays Anju Salgaonkar. The third instalment, led by Ajay Devgn, is currently running in theatres. In a recent interview, Shriya spoke about playing a mother to an actress who is only eight years her junior.

Drishyam 3’s Shriya Saran says age gap “doesn’t make sense”

Talking to News18, Shriya opened up about playing Ishita’s mother in the ‘Drishyam’ franchise. The actress said, “Yeah, I mean, it doesn’t make sense. I did think about it. I was like, how does it make any connect? I had to be a child to give birth to another child (laughs). But the story is so impactful and strong that you don’t think about all these things.”Shriya Saran on typecasting and Anju’s adoption in ‘Drishyam’The actress acknowledged that the film industry often typecasts women actors, but she praised the ‘Drishyam’ makers for justifying the age gap so well. She revealed that Ishita’s character, Anju, is an adopted child in the franchise, and said this has been explained beautifully. As the conversation went on, she also spoke about working with Ishita and how their personal equation has changed over time.“When we began working on Drishyam, we were both literally children! By the time we shot for Drishyam 2, she had just gotten married and I remember us speaking a lot about life. By the third film, we were discussing children,” she said. Shriya added that Ishita’s son Vayu is nearly the same age as her daughter Radha, so the two actresses mostly end up talking about classes. She also described her co-star as a “wonderful mother.”

‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’ box office collection

‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’ arrived in theatres on October 2 with a bumper opening of Rs 62 crore. The crime thriller then collected Rs 53.5 crore on day two and Rs 61 crore on day three, before dipping to Rs 21 crore on day four. Its earnings stood at Rs 19.50 crore on day five, Rs 15.50 crore on day six and Rs 13 crore on day seven. The film picked up again with Rs 14.50 crore on day eight and Rs 26.50 crore on day nine, and added Rs 22.50 crore on day ten.