By Admin 
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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