Agastya Nanda's Ikkis Leaves Arun Khetarpal's Brother Emotional, Actor Receives Hug And Praise For His Groundbreaking Performance

Agastya Nanda is all set to make his much-anticipated big screen debut with Sriram Raghavan's movie Ikkis. The movie is going to hit the theatres on January 1, 2026. Ahead of its grand release, director Sriram hosted a movie screening which was attended by many prominent figures, including Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and many others, turning the event into a star-studded celebration. The screening took a personal turn after Mukesh Khetarpal came to watch the movie Ikkis, which is a biopic of his brother, Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal. His firsthand experience of the movie left him extremely emotional as he relived the powerful impact of his brother. He then sat down with Sriram Raghavan and Agastya Nanda and praised them for sharing Arun’s story with the world.

On Tuesday, PVR cinema shared a heartwarming reaction video of Mukesh Khetarpal after he watched the movie Ikkis. In the video, Mukesh got extremely emotional while talking to Sriram Raghavan and said, "My grouse is you made me cry. You made me relive certain things that were in my mind, and moment by moment, when I saw it on screen, I got so emotional, I couldn't stop crying. Now that I have seen the movie, it is 10 times or maybe 20 times or 100 times of what we see in the trailer. Oh, fantastic!"

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Mukesh then talked to Agastya Nanda, who portrays the character of Arun Khetarpal and said, "Whatever else you are, you will be Arun for life. There is no taking that away from you." Agastya proudly replied, "I don't want anyone to take that away from me."
Mukesh continued to praise Agastya and hugged him for such a beautiful performance.

 

 

 

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Plot And Cast Of Ikkis

The movie Ikkis is a real-life story of an Indian Army officer and Tank Commander, Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal. The movie follows the story of a 21-year-old boy who laid down his life for the nation. The movie offers a great blend of bravery, courage and most of all high spirits.

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Arun's bravery during the Battle of Basantar during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He was able to destroy 10 enemy tanks before making the ultimate sacrifice. His fearlessness earned him the Param Vir Chakra posthumously.

The movie Ikkis features a trail of powerful cast including Agastya Nanda, Simar Bhatia, late actor Dharmendra, Jaideep Ahlawat and many others.