# Ajay Devgn, Drishyam 3 cast open Kapil Sharma show season 5

2026-09-26T03:11:17+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 4 independent outlets

The Great Indian Kapil Show season 5 premieres on Netflix on September 26 at 8 pm, with the cast of Drishyam: The Conclusion as the first guests. Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav and director Abhishek Pathak will join Kapil Sharma for the episode, which was confirmed by Netflix India. The episode will feature comic segments including Jaideep Ahlawat dancing with the revived Sona and Mona 2.0 duo and Sunil Grover mimicking Ajay Devgn. Ajay also joked that if Kajol had been cast in the first Drishyam film, the mystery would have been revealed and the film would never have been made. Drishyam: The Conclusion releases in theatres on October 2. Abhishek Pathak has said the Hindi film is based on a different script from the Malayalam Drishyam 3 and was developed over about two and a half years.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All four sources report the same facts about the Kapil show premiere and Drishyam 3 cast, with no ideological slant. NDTV led with the Ajay-Kajol joke, while Times Now and Business Today gave more space to the show's format and returning panel. Assam Tribune added detail about the film's separate script from the Malayalam version. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The episode airs on September 26, and the film releases on October 2.

## Coverage

- timesnownews.com (neutral report) <https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/web-series/the-great-indian-kapil-show-season-5-drishyam-3s-ajay-devgn-jaideep-ahlawat-shriya-saran-to-star-in-episode-one-article-156222582>
  Straight promotional coverage of the show and film
- assamtribune.com (neutral report) <https://assamtribune.com/entertainment/kapil-sharma-returns-for-s5-with-ajay-devgn-drishyam-cast-as-guests-1618453>
  News agency copy with added script detail
- ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ajay-devgn-says-there-would-be-no-drishyam-if-kajol-was-in-the-film-the-first-film-wouldn-t-have-been-made-12096499>
  Led with the Ajay-Kajol joke but no slant
- businesstoday.in (neutral report) <https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/photo/netflix-confirms-drishyam-3-cast-as-first-guests-on-kapil-sharmas-new-season-557620-2026-09-25?utm_source=rssfeed>
  Slide format repeating Netflix confirmations

Tags: Ajay Devgn, Drishyam: The Conclusion, Kapil Sharma, Netflix, The Great Indian Kapil Show
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