India, Dec. 30 -- The premiere of Sriram Raghavan's war drama, Ikkis, was held in Mumbai on Monday evening, with many celebrities from Bollywood in attendance. Among them was veteran actor Rekha, who arrived on the red carpet elegantly decked up in a golden saree. But more than her appearance, what caught the eye of onlookers was how affectionate she was towards the film's lead, Agastya Nanda. The 25-year-old is the grandson of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.

Videos shot by paparazzi on the red carpet show Rekha first pausing to gaze at a poster of the late actor Dharmendra, standing in quiet reverence for a few moments with folded hands and a bowed head. After this, she moved on to Agastya's photo on the poster, first placing her ge...