These days, the third part of the film franchise 'Drishyam', which has kept the audience captivated at the Indian box office on the basis of suspense and solid acting, is standing on the threshold of creating unprecedented history at the ticket window. The suspense thriller 'Drishyam 3', made under the skillful direction of director Abhishek Pathak and starring Bollywood superstars Ajay Devgan, Tabu and Akshay Khanna, has achieved extraordinary success in both the domestic and international markets. More than a month has passed since the film was released in theaters and even after completing the journey of 36 days, the film is continuously succeeding in attracting the audience to the theatres. Although the pace of the film's daily collections has slowed down as per the general trend in the fifth and sixth weeks of its release, the strong hold the film has maintained despite this has surprised trade analysts. Now this film has come very close to touching not one, but two such huge historical milestones at the global level, which will set Ajay Devgan's entire film career at a new level. According to trade tracking websites and box office data, Drishyam 3 has already held the coveted title of the highest-grossing film of both actor Ajay Devgan and versatile actress Tabu's career till date. After registering an excellent performance of 36 days in theatres, the total worldwide gross earning of the film has crossed Rs 592.92 crore. With this fantastic figure, the film now stands at a mere distance of Rs 8.08 crore from registering its name in the pages of history. Film trade pundits believe that the crowd of viewers flocking to theaters during the current festive season and the long Diwali holidays can bridge this gap very easily. If the film achieves this required figure in the coming days, it will become a unique example in the history of Hindi cinema where a pure suspense-drama thriller genre film has topped the record books, beating VFX-heavy and action films. Threshold of joining the worldwide 600 crore club: The biggest milestone of Ajay Devgan's career. The box office landscape has changed a lot for the Hindi film industry in the post-Corona pandemic. In this changed era, where big budget films are seen dying at the box office in the first or second week itself, crossing the magical and historic figure of Rs 600 crore worldwide is considered a very rare and proud achievement for any Bollywood film. Drishyam 3 is now on the verge of registering its name in this prestigious Rs 600 crore elite club. With an additional earning of just Rs 8.08 crore, the film will cross the huge figure of Rs 600 crore. Once this happens, it will become the first solo lead film of Ajay Devgan's more than three and a half decade long film career which has crossed this astronomical limit at the global level. This achievement also holds a very special and historical significance for Ajay Devgan because before this his blockbuster action films like 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior', 'Singham Returns' and comedy genre's 'Golmaal Again' had also missed reaching this milestone at the worldwide box office. The way Vijay Salgaocar's simple, serious character of a cable operator goes to any extent to protect his family has made its place in the hearts of the general audience across the country and overseas markets, it has proved that even today, a strong script, precise screenplay and effective suspense is a bigger formula than any huge stardom or uncontrolled action. Trade analysts believe that joining the Rs 600 crore club will not only seal the film's commercial success, but will also establish the Drishyam franchise as the most valuable and enduring intellectual property (IP) in the history of Indian cinema. Beating Aamir Khan's 'Dhoom 3', it will enter the all-time top 15 Bollywood films. The second biggest and prestigious record that stands in front of Drishyam 3 is to directly enter the list of 'All-Time Top 15' highest grossing Bollywood films worldwide in the history of Hindi cinema. At present, the classic action-thriller film 'Dhoom 3', made under the banner of Yash Raj Films and starring Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Abhishek Bachchan, occupies the 15th position in this elite list. Dhoom 3, released in the year 2013, had registered a huge lifetime collection of Rs 601 crore worldwide, breaking all the box office records at its time and for the last 13 years, this film has firmly maintained its place in the list of top 15 highest grossing Hindi films in the world. If we compare the current figures, 'Drishyam 3', which has touched the figure of Rs 592.92 crore in 36 days, needs only Rs 8.09 crore more to surpass the lifetime collection of Rs 601 crore of Aamir Khan's 'Dhoom 3'. This simply means that as soon as Drishyam 3 adds another Rs 8.10 crore to its account, it will accomplish two historic feats at once—first, officially entering the Rs 600 crore club and second, beating 'Dhoom 3' to the 15th position in the list of Bollywood's all-time top 15 highest grossing films. For a crime-thriller film to make it to this list by beating mainstream mega-action and big-budget masala films is an unprecedented miracle in itself, which shows how well the audience has accepted the content and climax of the film. There will be direct benefit of Diwali weekend and festive season, record breaking is almost certain. If we look at the current trends going on in theaters and the release calendar, it seems very easy and possible for Drishyam 3 to achieve this double record. Although there has been some decline in screen count due to the arrival of new films at the box office, multiplex chains have kept the film in the important prime time slots given its consistently stable occupancy. In this long festive week of Diwali and Dhanteras, the influx of family visitors to theaters increases significantly. In the festive atmosphere of working people's holidays and festivals, the audience often likes to watch again or with the family those films which have received exceptional word of mouth publicity and reviews. Experts related to film distribution estimate that Drishyam 3 can easily collect an average gross collection of between Rs 1.5 to 2 crore per day in the upcoming Diwali weekend and the coming days. The film is still performing well in limited screens in overseas markets such as North America (USA and Canada), United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Australia, bringing in regular foreign exchange revenues. In such a situation, within the next four to six days this remaining gap of Rs 8.08 crore will be completely closed and Drishyam 3 will officially become a part of the Rs 600 crore club and will destroy the 13 year old record of Dhoom 3. This moment is going to be recorded as a golden chapter in the history of Indian cinema for Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Pathak and the entire team.
