Ajay Devgn recently added a fun husband-wife twist to the Drishyam franchise while appearing on The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 5. The actor was joined by the cast of Drishyam: The Conclusion when host Kapil Sharma imagined what might have happened if Kajol had been cast in the first film. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Kapil directed the question towards director Abhishek Pathak, asking whether Kajol would have made the filmmaker reveal everything if she had appeared in the first instalment. Before Pathak could respond, Ajay jumped in with a perfectly timed one-liner: “The first film wouldn’t have been made.”
Kapil Sharma’s Kajol Question Sets Up The Joke
The conversation revolved around the central secret of the Drishyam films. In the franchise, Ajay plays Vijay Salgaonkar, a family man who goes to extraordinary lengths to protect his family and conceal the truth surrounding a crime.
Kapil used that storyline to imagine how things might have unfolded if Kajol had been part of the first movie. His suggestion was that Kajol's presence could have made it difficult for the characters to keep the secret hidden.
Ajay’s response transformed the hypothetical situation into a playful joke about his real-life marriage to Kajol.
Ajay Devgn’s One-Liner Gets The Laugh
Rather than giving a long explanation, Ajay delivered his answer in his trademark understated style.
“The first film wouldn’t have been made!”
The line works because it turns the entire premise of Drishyam upside down. If Kajol’s hypothetical character had exposed the secret before the story could unfold, there would arguably be no mystery left for the audience to follow.
The joke also gave Ajay an opportunity to bring his real-life relationship with Kajol into the promotional conversation without suggesting that she actually had any involvement in the franchise.
Kajol Is Not Part Of The Drishyam Franchise
Kajol and Ajay Devgn have been married since 1999, but Kajol has never appeared in the Drishyam films.
Ajay has led the Hindi franchise as Vijay Salgaonkar, while Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav have also been associated with the series. The third instalment adds Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj to the cast, with Abhishek Pathak returning as director.
The hypothetical casting question therefore remained purely part of the comedy segment on Kapil Sharma’s show.
Drishyam: The Conclusion Brings Vijay Salgaonkar Back
Ajay Devgn is currently preparing to return as Vijay Salgaonkar in Drishyam: The Conclusion. The third Hindi instalment is scheduled to release in theatres on October 2, 2026.
The makers have described the film as the conclusion to Vijay’s story. Ajay has previously said that finding the right story for a third instalment was challenging, with Abhishek Pathak and his writing team spending around two-and-a-half years developing the screenplay.
Unlike the earlier Hindi films, the third instalment has an original script rather than directly following the storyline of the Malayalam Drishyam franchise.
The Drishyam Cast Brings Plenty Of Banter To Kapil’s Show
The Drishyam: The Conclusion team’s appearance on The Great Indian Kapil Show promises plenty of behind-the-scenes humour.
Along with Ajay Devgn, the episode features Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, Jaideep Ahlawat and director Abhishek Pathak. The episode also includes comedy segments involving Sunil Grover, Krushna Abhishek and Kiku Sharda.
Kapil also joked about his own equation with Ajay, claiming that despite knowing the actor for around 15 years, their conversations had largely remained limited to brief exchanges such as “I am fine. How are you?”
Ajay And Kajol’s Real-Life Equation Adds To The Fun
Ajay’s comment became even more entertaining because of his long-standing relationship with Kajol. The couple has been one of Bollywood’s most recognisable married pairs since tying the knot in 1999.
While Kajol has no role in Drishyam, her name has now become part of the franchise’s promotional banter thanks to Kapil’s hypothetical question and Ajay’s quick response.
The exchange also shows how the promotional campaign for Drishyam: The Conclusion is mixing the film’s suspense-driven identity with light-hearted conversations about the actors' personal lives.
Ajay Devgn Turns A Simple Question Into A Drishyam Punchline
The Kajol question may have been hypothetical, but Ajay Devgn’s answer perfectly matched the spirit of Drishyam. With just one sentence, he suggested that Kajol could have completely disrupted Vijay Salgaonkar’s carefully constructed secret.
As Drishyam: The Conclusion approaches its October 2 theatrical release, the franchise is once again generating conversations around its twists, characters and now even a fictional version of what might have happened if Kajol had entered Vijay’s world.
For fans, Ajay’s “The first film wouldn’t have been made” line has added another entertaining moment to the Drishyam promotional campaign.
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