Ikkis was released on January 1 in theaters and ever since then it has been received mixed reviews from fans on social media. Directed by Sriram Raghavan, Ikkis is based on true story of Battle of Basantar that took place during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. It revolves around the story of real Param Veer Chakra Awardee- Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal who was martyred at the age of 21.
Ikkis is a war-drama that is said to be the last film of late Bollywood actor Dharmendra. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you are digging deep into Ikkis True Story or Ikkis Real Story and real life Indian Army officer Dharmendra played in the movie.
Dharmendra plays the character of Retired Brigadier Madan Lal Khetarpal aka ML Khetarpal. ML Khetarpal was the father of Param Veer Chakra Awardee- Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal. The character of Arun Khetarpal is played by actor Agastya Nanda, grandson of Amitabh Bachchan.
Born in Pakistan's Sargodha before partition of India, ML Khetarpal retired from the Indian Army from Brigadier post.
He visited Lahore in 2001 as he was an alumni of Lahore Govt College. He went to Pakistan to attend Lahore Govt College Students' Reunion. It was during that time a retired Pakistani Army officer confessed to him that he killed his 21-year-old son during Battle of Basantar.
Retd. Pakistani Brigadier Khwaja Mohammed Naseer met him at the college reunion and requested him to stay at his home during his time in Pakistan. Thereafter, one day, Naseer confessed that it was a shell from his tank that took the life of Arun Khetarpal. Naseer also admitted that it was due to Arun's valour that day that Pakistan lost the battle as he continued to stand at the font-line in his tank.
The character of Khwaja Mohammed Naseer is played by Bollywood actor Jaideep Ahlawat.
