Ikkis

"He was 21, will remain as that."

2026 2h 28m HI

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 25

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Synopsis

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Second Lieutenant and India's youngest Param Vir Chakra recipient, Arun Khetarpal, gave his life fighting for his battalion and the country during the 1971 Battle of Basantar. Ikkis also takes a reflective look at the futility of war through the eyes of Khetarpal's father, who visits his ancestral home in Sargodha and Alma Mater for reunion, which now happens to be in post-partition Pakistan, 30 years later.

“He was 21, will remain as that.”

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Cast

Dharmendra
Brig. Madan Lal Khetarpal
Jaideep Ahlawat
Brig. Jaan Mohammad Khan
Agastya Nanda
2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal
Simar Bhatia
Kiran Kochar
Shree Bishnoi
SWR Parag Singh
Suhasini Mulay
Mrs. Maheshwari Khetarpal
Rahul Dev
Lt Col Hanut Singh
Sikandar Kher
RIS Sagat Singh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sriram Raghavan
Writers: Sriram Raghavan, Pooja Ladha Surti, Arijit Biswas
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sriram Raghavan, shot by Anil Mehta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Monisha R Baldawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dharmendra and Jaideep Ahlawat and Agastya Nanda carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He was 21, will remain as that.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15464188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sriram Raghavan directs. Anil Mehta behind the camera. Monisha R Baldawa cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Directed by Sriram Raghavan, shot by Anil Mehta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Monisha R Baldawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Dharmendra and Jaideep Ahlawat and Agastya Nanda carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "He was 21, will remain as that.".
6IMDB entry: tt15464188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "1970s", "based on true story", "period drama", "historical drama".