Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda is ready to debut on the big screen. His debut film The Archies was released on the OTT platform. Now his first big screen film is going to be released in twenty one theatres. This film will be released in theaters on January 1. Agastya will be seen in the lead role in this war drama film. But do you know that Agastya was not the makers’ first choice for the film. Earlier Varun Dhawan was being cast for this film.

The film’s director Sriram Raghavan has revealed in a recent interview what was the reason behind replacing Varun Dhawan with Agastya Nanda. Sriram Raghavan started his upcoming action-thriller, Ikkis, with Varun Dhawan. But later Agastya Nanda was replaced in his place.

Why was it replaced?

In an interview with The Hindu, the director told that when Varun heard the story, he was very keen to do this project. But when they finished the initial scripting of the film, COVID-19 hit, and they had to change their plans. While developing the script, Sriram realized that age was a major deciding factor in the story. He also revealed that in some scenes, Arun Khetarpal, on whom the film is based, is shown as 19 years old. He said- ‘Gone are the times when Jitendra could dance around trees at the age of 40. The script needed a fresh face, and Agastya was 21 when he was cast.

He further said- ‘They needed an actor who would be committed to this project for the next two to three years. Simply put, this is the story of a boy becoming a man, and what Arun did in the last two hours of his life made him a hero. I wanted Agastya to convey innocence about his desire to serve and the outcome. I think this is reflected in Agastya’s eyes.

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Bollywood actor Sunny Deol watched the trailer of his father and actor Dharmendra’s upcoming film ‘Ikkis’. After watching it, he could not stop himself from praising Dharmendra and the film’s actor Agastya Nanda. After watching the trailer, he praised the strong performance of the star cast.

Sunny Deol’s reaction on father’s upcoming film
Responding to the trailer of the film, Sunny Deol praised Dharmendra’s strong acting and said that through this film he is ready to make a splash on the big screen again. On Thursday, Sunny Deol shared the trailer of the film on Instagram.

#While sharing this, he wrote, ‘Papa is going to rock again. You look very good, papa. I love you. Dear Agastya, all the best to you, you too will rock. He was twenty-one, will remain twenty-one. Dinesh Vijan and Maddock Films present an untold true story of Param Vir Chakra winner Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal, directed by Sriram Raghavan.

The story of the film is very special
On October 29, the makers released the trailer of ‘Ikkis’. Its trailer showed a glimpse of the courage, honor and sacrifice of Paramvir Chakra winner Arun Khetrapal. With this film, Agastya Nanda is debuting in Bollywood, playing the role of a brave soldier.

In this, actor Dharmendra, Arun’s father ML. The film depicts the emotional journey of a father as he tries to understand why his son sacrificed his life for the country during the India-Pakistan war of 1971.

Akshay Kumar’s niece will also debut
Agastya Nanda is playing the lead role in Sriram Raghavan’s film. This film will be released in December this year, but its release date has not been finalized yet. Akshay Kumar’s niece Simar Bhatia is also in the film.

She is going to debut in Bollywood through this film. Akshay Kumar also wished her a lot of good wishes for her first film on social media. Amitabh Bachchan also wished his grandson Agastya all the best for this film. He also praised Agastya’s acting on social media.