Ikkis Director Sriram Raghavan Reveals Why Agastya Nanda Replaced Varun Dhawan In The Film

Sriram Raghavan recently revealed why he replaced Varun Dhawan with youngster Agastya Nanda in film titled Ikkis. For unversed, Sriram Raghavan and Varun Dhawan h earlier joined hands for film titled Blapur. Before pandemic, it was said that two would collaborate for second time in a biographical war drama. However, it has been announced that Varun Dhawan has been replaced by Agastya in Ikkis.

Sriram Raghavan opens up about casting Agastya Nanda for Ikkis

Sriram Raghavan opened up about casting Agastya Nanda inste of Varun Dhawan in Ikkis. He told PTI, "Initially, it h Varun Dhawan, and n after pandemic, we h a chat about how he won’t suit ( part)." He said, "It is a bigger production; re will be tank battles and all those things that happen in a war film. But it is also a human story; it’s a drama, a coming-of-age kind of a thing."

film also features veteran actor Dharmendra. filmmaker revealed that his role in film will be that of Arun's far. Following Johnny Gdar, this film marks Sriram's reunion with senior actor. Sriram Raghavan furr ded, "It is wonderful. We have shot a bit of film. He is playing Arun’s far. When Arun died at age of 21, his far was 51 years old or so, and in year 2000, his far was in his early 80s."

Sriram Raghavan spills beans about Ikkis

Featuring Archies actor Agastya Nanda and veteran star Dharmendra, film is slated to go on floors. Ahe of it, director opened up about project and said Ikkis won't be a fantasy version of Khetarpal's life story. "It is not going to be Amar Chitra Katha version of that story. It is not like this was his childhood and all that. It is about this young officer, who was martyred two months after his 21st birthday. It's during this time when a boy becomes a man. n something happens 30 years later, which is again interesting... It is a bigger production, re will be tank battles, and all those things that happen in a war film. But it is also a human story, it's a drama, a coming-of-age kind of a thing," director told PTI in an interview here.