Dharmendra to share screen with Agastya Nanda in Sriram Raghavan's 'Ikkis'

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda and veteran actor Dharmendra are all set to play the lead roles in Sriram Raghavan's upcoming film 'Ikkis'. The movie is based on the life of Arun Khetrpal, the youngest recipient of Param Vir Chakra.

The makers announced the film's cast on the occasion of Dharmendra's 87th birthday.

Dinesh Vijan will be producing the biopic via his banner Maddock Films.


Reportedly, the project was first announced on the 69th birth anniversary of Arun Khetrpal in 2019. At that time Varun Dhawan was supposed to play the lead role.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the film was pushed leading to Dhawan's exit over scheduling conflict.

"Ikkis" will be the second big project of the Agastya.

Agastya, son of Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Nikhil Nanda, is set to headline Zoya Akhtar's "The Archies" series.

The Netflix musical also stars Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan and Janhvi Kapoor's sister Khushi Kapoor's foray into acting. It is set to launch on the streamer in 2023.