India, Jan. 16 -- When Ikkis was being shot, nobody expected it to be Dharmendra's last film. Based on the life of PVC awardee 2nd Lt. Arun Khetarpal, the Sriram Raghavan directorial also marks Akshay Kumar's niece Simar Bhatia's Bollywood debut and Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda's theatrical debut. However, the reason why a majority of the audience rushed to cinema halls on Ikkis' release was to witness Dharam Paaji's magic one last time. But did you know makers were initially unsure about casting Bollywood's He-Man as Arun's onscreen father Brigadier Madan Lal Khetarpal (retd)?

In a recent chat with Indian Express, Ikkis co-writer Pooja Ladha Surti opened up about Dharmendra's casting in the film. She was quoted saying, "Int...