Months before his demise, the much missed Dharmendra spoke to this writer about his performance in Ikkis.
Said Dharam ji, “It is a very emotional experience for me. To do Ikkis is my way of paying a tribute to India’s armed forces. I had played a soldier in Ramanand Sagar’s Lalkar many years ago. I felt so proud to be in the uniform.”
Dharamji singled out young Agastya Nanda for praise. “He is a lovely child. And so talented. Quite a chip off the old block. I felt he was my own grandson. My relations with the Bachchans go back a long way. I have worked with both of Agastya’s grandparents Amitabh (Bachchan) and Jaya (Bachchan). They both love me. In fact, Jaya says she is a fan of mine. Jaya is very fond of (Dharam ji’s daughter) Esha (Deol). I never got a chance to work with Abhishek. But he is a very well brought up boy. Now, I am working with Agastya in his first film.”
I gently pointed out that Agastya had done a film earlier.
Dharam ji was surprised. “Has he? I didn’t know.”
Dharam ji had also singled out his director Sriram Raghavan for praise. “I worked with Sriram in Johnny Gaddar and now Ikkis. He is a very gifted director. He knows what he is doing.”
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