When the author of Section 375 accused Akshaye Khanna of dirty politics, claimed to expel him!
As Akshay Khanna faces scrutiny after reportedly walking out of Drishyam 3, an interview with Section 375 writer Manish Gupta has surfaced. In the interview, Gupta alleged that Khanna conspired to remove him from the post of director of the film.
There is news of Akshaye Khanna’s walkout amid the ongoing controversy. scene 3A recent interview with section 375 The name of writer Manish Gupta has come to light. In the interview, Manish has accused Akshay of “playing politics” to remove him as director. The film is credited to Ajay Bahl as the director.
speaking on temporal relations In a September 2025 podcast, Manish said, “It took me three years to write section 375I sat in 160 court hearings, I did a lot of research, met judges, lawyers and rape victims, I got the idea of the film from Shiney Ahuja’s case, When he was arrested, I was in Mumbai, I reached Oshiwara with my friend and we inquired with the police about his arrest, I was told the law is not like that,”
“Right and wrong are later…arrest will happen first. That’s why the law was like this” (Right and wrong come later…arrest will happen first. Such was the law then). I said to myself, ‘This is very wrong’ and decided to make a film,” he adds.
Manish claimed that he had assembled the cast of the film and managed the pre-production. “I wrote the entire film. I did the entire pre-production. I also took Akshay Khanna, Richa Chadha and Rahul Bhatt and signed them. I am the director of the film. But the producer and the lead actor played a lot of dirty politics with me. I only got the writing credit. This is Bollywood.”
“Akshay Khanna of Ego (Akshay Khanna’s Ego)… Actor what about (With actors, the thing is) we have made them gods. The public does not care about the film but about the actor. Akshay is not a big star yet he is also put on the head, He was like a god for the producer (He was also given preference. To the creator he was like God). He doesn’t care who the director is,” said Manish Gupta.
Reflecting on Akshay’s working style, Manish claimed that it was difficult to collaborate with the actor.
“He’s the hardest person I’ve ever worked with. He’s crazy and lazy.” He creates such a difficult environment that… everything has to be according to him. Does not listen to anyone. Insults everyone. An actor is good but there is a difference in being a good person. no one wants to work with him (He creates such a difficult environment that… everything has to be according to his wishes. He doesn’t listen to anyone. He insults everyone. He is a good actor, but there is a difference between being a good actor and being a good human being. No one wants to work with him). Because they know how difficult it is to work with them,” Manish said.
The writer further claimed that Akshay’s attitude prevented people from working with him. He said, “No one wants to give him the role of hero. I gave him the role of hero. Gave such a good script. Should I say ungrateful now? What should I say? Which of his films has come out in which he is the solo hero? He did the same to me. He did very bad things to me(I gave him the lead role, I gave him such a good script, Now, should I call him ungrateful or what? In which of his films has he acted as the solo hero? He only did this to me, He has done a very disgusting thing to me,)
Manish said, “Akshay and the producers, they did it together. The producers were under pressure from Akshay. The actors want to control the film. They want a puppet for the director.”
During this time, scene 3 Producer Kumar Mangat Pathak has recently issued a legal notice to Akshay Khanna. Pathak alleged that the actor walked out Drishyam The third and final installment of the franchise after the signing money has been accepted and specific dates have been committed to the project.
Despite the controversy, Akshaye Khanna is currently enjoying the success of his role as Rahman the dacoit in the global blockbuster. Dhurandhar.