India, Jan. 16 -- Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan's recent release, Ikkis, failed to perform well at the box office despite receiving positive reviews. The film was criticised for allegedly glorifying Pakistani soldiers, prompting comparisons with Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar, which depicted Pakistan's support for terrorism. Now, in an interview with Screen, Ikkis writers Pooja Ladha Surti and Arijit Biswas have addressed the comparisons.

When asked about Ikkis being compared to Dhurandhar, with the latter being termed a more "film of the hour", Arijit Biswas explained that the two films exist in very different spaces. He said, "Dhurandhar exists in a completely different ecosystem. It's about the mafia and gangsters, with its own rules. You can't...