On the occasion of New Year, Agastya Nanda and veteran actor Dharmendra’s last film ‘Ikkis’ has been released in theatres. This film has created a stir as soon as it arrived at the box office. The first day collection of the film has come out and no one expected that this film will make such a good collection on the first day. Let us tell you how much the film has earned on the first day.

Akshay Kumar’s niece Simar Bhatia has debuted with Agastya Nanda in ‘Ikkis’. Simar, Agastya, Jaideep Ahlawat and Dharmendra are seen playing important roles in the film. The film has been directed by Sriram Raghavan. This is the biopic of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal.

This much earning on the first day

Talking about the box office collection of Ikkis, according to the report of Saknilk, the film has made a great earning. The film has collected Rs 7 crore on the first day. Even the makers had not expected this much collection of the film. Trade analysts said that the film would be able to collect only up to Rs 5 crore.

gave a tough fight

Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar has been making its mark in theaters since 5th December. No other film is able to stand before this film. In such a situation, it seems that the first day of twenty-one has seen great earnings. A film has come to compete with it. Dhurandhar has collected Rs 15.75 crore on the occasion of New Year. It is double of Twenty One but Twenty One will give a good competition to the film on the weekend.

Talking about twenty-one, everyone watching it is getting emotional. Seeing Dharmendra on the big screen is a very emotional moment for everyone. After watching Twenty One, everyone has once again become a fan of Dharmendra.

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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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