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Sriram Raghavan: Casting Varun would mean we’re desperate for a star
Updated On: 18 January, 2024 06:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Ikkis director Raghavan says original choice Dhawan wouldn’t be the best fit to play 21-year-old; believes Khetarpal biopic will show new dimension of Agastya
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Many of us are still caught up in the world of Merry Christmas, revisiting the hints and movie references that Sriram Raghavan dropped along the way as he told the romantic thriller. But the filmmaker has moved on to the second schedule of Ikkis, which will be shot in Mumbai next month. Starring Dharmendra and Agastya Nanda, the film is based on the late Arun Khetarpal, who, at 21, became the youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra for the valour he showed during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
While the director is looking forward to working with new blood Nanda, he believes Dharmendra is the most special part of Ikkis. “We shot a major chunk with Dharam sir last year. He told me, ‘I am getting old, you should do this quickly.’ He doesn’t have the physical tenacity of a young man, but emotionally, he beats everyone in terms of bringing that energy on set. I have finished his portions. He has only a song left, which we will shoot in this schedule,” shares Raghavan.
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