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Based on the life of Sam Manekshaw, who was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.


“He was 21, will remain as that.”
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.

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

Ekavali Khanna
Maryam Nisar

Vivaan Shah
Capt. Vijender Malhotra
Ikkis is a history, war, drama film released in 2026 exploring themes of 1970s, based on true story, period drama, historical drama, india pakistan war, war drama. Directed by Sriram Raghavan, it stars Dharmendra, Jaideep Ahlawat, Agastya Nanda. 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.
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