Shriya Saran on Drishyam 3 support as film hits ₹212.50 crore

Shriya Saran has given fans a small but telling look at how the Drishyam camp handled a working mother on a major franchise set. In a conversation with India Today, she recalled that during Drishyam 2, when her daughter was eight months old, the production would wrap her work and send her home early, sometimes before the film’s lead, Ajay Devgn.

Her comments arrive as the trilogy’s final chapter is already shaping up as one of 2026’s Hindi successes, but the anecdote is about much smaller stakes: how a team treats the person on the other end of the call sheet.

A schedule decision that mattered

The gesture was practical, not ceremonial. Shriya said the team’s reasoning was simple: “She is a new mother.” She called the makers “very kind, sweet” and said she is grateful to them. Her recollection lands at a moment when conversations about parenting and production are getting louder in Bollywood.

Deepika Padukone has openly argued for fixed working hours for mothers, a stance that has split opinion among artistes. Alia Bhatt and Parineeti Chopra have also continued working before and after becoming mothers. Against that backdrop, the Drishyam team’s approach looks less like an exception and more like a proof point: a production can accommodate a new parent without hurting a big film.

The box-office context

The final instalment, Drishyam: The Conclusion, arrived in theatres on October 2, 2026, and has collected ₹212.50 crore in India, enough to become the fifth-biggest Hindi earner of 2026 within five days. Directed by Abhishek Pathak and written by Pathak, Aamil Keeyan Khan and Parveez Shaikh, the Hindi film takes a different route from the Malayalam Drishyam 3 that Jeethu Joseph directed with Mohanlal, which released in May 2026.

Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav return, while Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj make their franchise debut.

The takeaway for producers is modest but useful:

• Wrap new parents early when their scenes are done.
• Treat parent-friendly scheduling as an operational norm, not a favour.
• Extend the same flexibility beyond the lead cast.

Source: The Times of India