Dharmendra starrer ‘Ikkis’ has knocked at the box office. The story of the film is based on the life of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal. It is known that Arun Khetrapal was martyred during the war between India and Pakistan in 1971. Agastya Nanda has played the role of Arun Khetrapal in the film.

Jaideep Ahlawat is seen in the role of Pakistani officer Brigadier Khwaja Mohammad Naseer in the film. It was he who martyred Arun Khetrapal in the battle. Sriram Raghavan has directed this film. X But the audience has started giving their reaction.

The film is an emotional war drama

Some people have even called this film a masterpiece. At the same time, some people said that they became emotional after seeing Dharmendra on the screen. While reacting, a user has written that this is an emotional war drama film. Another user has written that I have fallen in love with twenty-one.

#Ikkis Opened Better Than Expected. Hope movie delivers what it Promised and Year 2026 Starts with Successful note For Bollywood. Although with full faith in #SriramRaghavan As A Director . #Dharmendra #AgastyaNanda @MaddockFilms

— NAVEEN ANAND (@NaveenA78113109) January 1, 2026

Movie Review – Ikkis is an Emotionally Charged War Drama. #SriramRaghavan‘s biographical war drama on PVC awardee #arunkhetarpalFeaturing #Dharmendra, #jaideepahlawat , #AgastyaNandablends restraint, emotion, & realism

Rating 4.5/5https://t.co/OpOKUbrq1g

— Nitinn Sethi (@nitinnsethi) January 1, 2026

In a post-Dhurandar world, Sriram Raghavan’s IKKIS is just the anti-war narrative needed to cut through the abrasive, chest-thumping nationalism that has become way too common on celluloid.

Review, IKKIS, for @highonfilms__, https://t.co/Wu1dxshEGr

— Deepansh Duggal (@Deepansh75) January 1, 2026

Overall #Ikkis Such a film is being made where debut actor, real story and strong emotions are all working together well! Can’t Wait to experience this film on the big screen #HappyNewYear https://t.co/G1IVkh6u90 pic.twitter.com/knGeQNGHYx

— Abhijit Paul (@BanglaN67892196) January 1, 2026

This is a film which is heart touching. Another user has said about the film that Twenty One is better than expected.The film will fulfill its promise. It has been a successful start for Bollywood on the very first day of 2026. One user reacted and wrote,A similar film should have been released after Dhurandhar. So that chest-thumping nationalism can be ended.

Movie review: #IKKIS

Ikkis is fantastic, Patriotism & heroism at its peak! Shriram sir’s direction & scripting is very good.

Agastya & Dharam paji are phenomenal , and Deepak Dobriyal is the SURPRISE PACKAGE.

While watching movie, You’ll be right there on the battlefield,… pic.twitter.com/xb9s1cmwzB

— Shivaay ~ Shivaay (@BeingADian) January 1, 2026

In Sriram Raghavan’s moving Indo-Pak war drama, patriotism roars, while courage forgives. #Dharmendra and Jaideep Ahlawat breathe life into #Ikkis through a sublime, soulful interplay of grief and guilt.
Here’s my #Ikkisreview Rating 3.5 stars: https://t.co/Y8O6W2jQdp pic.twitter.com/ipx4IQHLfs

— Renuka Vyavahare (@renukaVyavahare) January 1, 2026

That was Ikkis’s, and always will be.” #Ikkis is a MASTERPIECE.
Verdict: 4.5/5
Dharmendra is heartbreaking.
Agastya Nanda has arrived.
Sriram Raghavan’s emotional tribute is a must-watch.
Read Review:
[https://t.co/NgGsswmHVg]#IkkisReview #Dharmendra #Bollywood pic.twitter.com/APA5WTIU4n

— Trending Movie Hub (@theakashKaroli) January 1, 2026

One user wrote that I was impressed by Twenty One’s views on pacifism in the face of war-mongering cinema. After watching the film, people are praising the actors a lot. While reacting on X, he wrote that Ikkis is a film in which new actors, real story and real emotions come together. One user praised Dharmendra’s performance in Twenty One. The user wrote that despite the difficult schedule and fatigue, Dharmendra ji gave his best as always.,

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