Ikkis
Box
Office
Collection
Day
1
Prediction:
As
the
year
2026
has
begun,
it
marks
the
return
of
late
actor
Dharmendra
on
the
big
screen
for
one
last
time.
Yes!
Dharmendra,
who
breathed
his
last
on
November
24,
2025,
is
now
making
headlines
for
his
swansong
Ikkis
which
is
a
biographical
war
drama.
Directed
by
Sriram
Raghavan,
Ikkis
is
based
on
the
life
of
Second
Lieutenant
Arun
Khetarpal
and
centered
around
the
Battle
of
Basantar
during
the
1971
India-Pakistan
War.
Starring
Agastya
Nanda
in
his
theatrical
debut,
Dharmendra
in
his
final
film
role,
Jaideep
Ahlawat
and
Simar
Bhatia,
Ikkis
followed
Second
Lieutenant
Arun
Khetarpal’s
journey,
focusing
on
key
moments
from
early
service
to
heroic
death
in
the
Battle
of
Basantar
during
the
1971
India
Pakistan
War.
It
also
portrayed
Brigadier
ML
Khetarpal’s
visit
to
Pakistan
three
decades
later,
exploring
aftermath
and
memory.
As
Ikkis
has
finally
hit
the
screens,
here’s
how
it
is
likely
to
fare
at
the
box
office
Ikkis
Box
Office
Collection
Day
1
Prediction
In
an
exclusive
conversation
with
Filmibeat’s
Ranpreet
Kaur,
film
business
expert
Rohit
Jaiswal
stated
that
given
the
fact
that
it
is
Dharmendra’s
last
film
and
is
releasing
on
a
holiday,
Ikkis
is
expected
to
see
a
good
opening
of
Rs
3.5-5.5cr
today
(day
1/first
Thursday)
Ikkis
To
Become
Sriram
Raghavan’s
Highest
Opener
Interestingly,
if
the
prediction
turned
out
to
be
true,
Ikkis
will
beat
the
opening
day
collection
of
AndhaDhun
(Rs
2.70cr)
and
will
emerge
as
Sriram
Raghavan’s
highest
opener
of
all
times.
Meanwhile,
during
a
conversation
with
Bollywood
Hungama,
Sriram
Raghavan
got
candid
about
Arun
Khetarpal’s
family’s
reaction
to
Ikkis
and
said,
“Arun
Khetarpal’s
brother
saw
the
film.
He
was
extremely
moved.
He
had
a
long
chat
with
Agastya
Nanda
(who
plays
Arun
in
the
film).
He
told
us,
‘Now,
I
imagine
what
Arun
must
have
gone
through
when
he
was
there’.
He
asked
us,
‘How
did
you
capture
my
brother
so
well?’.
It
was
quite
overwhelming
for
him
watching
the
film”.
The
exclusive
quote
is
shared
by
Rohit
Jaiswal
who
is
a
renowned
film
business
expert.