Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Khakee Scene Explains Gaitonde’s Drishyam Obsession With Devgn
A scene from an old movie called Khakee is getting attention again.
In it, Ajay Devgn plays a villain who shoots a police officer played by Kamlesh Sawant.
Years later, Sawant played a police officer called Gaitonde in the Drishyam movies, where he tries to prove Devgn’s character committed a crime.
Fans are joking that the old movie explains why Gaitonde is so determined.
Sawant said Devgn remembered him from Khakee when they met on the Drishyam set.
Devgn encouraged him to make the role count.
The article also says Drishyam 3 had a strong opening weekend at the box office.
A scene from the 2004 film Khakee has resurfaced online amid memes about Sub Inspector Gaitonde’s pursuit of Ajay Devgn’s character in Drishyam.
In Khakee, Devgn’s villain shoots Constable Kamlesh Sawant as he tries to catch a moving train, leaving the other officers distressed.
Fans joked that the scene explains Gaitonde’s hostility toward Devgn’s Vijay Salgaonkar in the Drishyam films.
Sawant said Devgn recognized him from Khakee when they reunited on the Drishyam set in 2015 and encouraged him to make Gaitonde memorable.
The article reports that Drishyam 3 earned Rs 177 crore domestically and Rs 272.80 crore worldwide over its opening weekend.
- Who
- Actor Kamlesh Sawant, Ajay Devgn, and fans discussing their film roles.
- What
- A Khakee scene has prompted jokes that it explains Gaitonde’s pursuit of Devgn’s character in Drishyam.
- When
- Khakee was released in 2004; Sawant and Devgn reunited on the Drishyam set in 2015. The scene resurfaced online after the Drishyam 3 trailer.
- Where
- The films are set in the Indian film industry; Drishyam’s story involves the Goa police.
- Why
- Fans connected the Khakee scene, in which Devgn’s character shoots Sawant’s character, to Gaitonde’s determination to pursue Devgn’s character in Drishyam.
- Khakee release
- 2004
- Sawant and Devgn reunited
- On the Drishyam set in 2015
- Sawant’s Khakee role
- Constable Kamlesh Sawant
- Devgn’s Khakee role
- Ex-inspector Yashwant Aangre, the antagonist
- Drishyam 3 opening-weekend domestic gross
- Rs 177 crore, according to the article
- Drishyam 3 opening-weekend worldwide gross
- Rs 272.80 crore, according to the article