Sriram Raghavan says Agastya Nanda’s ‘Ikkis’ is a ‘departure’ from the films he usually makes | Bollywood

Recently, when Amazon Prime Video India announced its 2024 schedule, Sriram Raghavan’s Ikkis co-starring Agastya Nanda was listed. The film will be released on his OTT platform after its theatrical release. In an interview with The Indian Express, Sriram revealed why she wanted to do a war drama after Merry Christmas starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi. (Also read: 5 takeaways from Agastya Nanda’s conversation on masculinity with Jaya Bachchan, Navya Nanda and Shweta Bachchan)

“I wanted to stay away from thrillers.”

Shriram told the magazine that the war drama was a “departure” from the kind of films he would make. He said, “This is a story that I resonated with and liked. It has some very emotional parts, and it also has fight scenes and action in the typical sense. Hopefully we can do things differently. “I was able to try it out. This is war.” “It’s a movie, it’s a drama. It’s a break from the kind of movies I’ve been doing, and I wanted it so that next time I do a thriller, I feel fresh. There’s no baggage. thing.”

“I believe in the intelligence of the audience.”

In the same interview, Sriram said that he trusts the audience rather than spoon-feeding them. He said: “When you make a movie, I believe that the audience is intelligent and doesn’t like being spoon-fed. You do your best to make the movie for your ideal audience. Billy Wilder As the saying goes, “Each person in the audience may be a fool, but together in the hall they are pure genius.” They know what works and what doesn’t. It would be nice if the filmmakers decided that beforehand, but that’s what we’re trying to do. ”

Agastya Nanda’s second film

Agastya made his debut in 2023 with Zoya Akhtar’s Netflix film ‘The Archies’, which also saw the debut of Khushi Kapoor and Suhana Khan. In this movie he played Archie Andrews. The film received mixed reviews, but his acting was highly praised.

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