Amitabh Bachchan hails Agastya Nanda as Ikkis soars at box office

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan expressed pride in his grandson Agastya Nanda as his latest film Ikkis opened strongly at the box office in early 2026Taking to X he posted the collection shared by the makers which shows Ikkis has opened 2026 on a solid note at the domestic box office collecting Rs 2205 crore within its first four days of releaseThe film registered a strong opening earning Rs 728 crore on Day 1 followed by Rs 402 crore on Day 2 The momentum picked up over the weekend with collections of Rs 505 crore on Day 3 and Rs 570 crore on Day 4 taking the total India net box office collection to Rs 2205 croreHe wrote in the caption expressing his excitement YO Agastya way to go T 5616i YO Agastya way to go pictwittercomCfwV2sFhUQmdash Amitabh Bachchan SrBachchan January 5 2026Directed by Sriram Raghavan Ikkis is a war biopic based on Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal the youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra The film also stars Jaideep Ahlawat Suhasini Mulay Sikander Kher and Rahul Dev It was released on January 1 2026Big B who recently attended a previous screening of the upcoming war biopic took to his blog and penned a heartfelt note Revisiting some rare memories from the time when Agastya was born to watching him on the big screen Amitabh Bachchan wrote Emotions flow As do they tonight when you witness the grandson excel in IKKIS the time when his Mother Shweta is being rushed to Breach Candy Hospital as she encounters final labour pains his birth holding him barely a few hours later and discussing whether his eyes were blue to the time when he grew a bit and holding him in my arms and he fiddles with my beard to his growth to the final personal decision of his to be an actor and tonight to see him in frame unable to take my eyes off each time he fills the frames of the filmHailing Agastyas performance in the film Big B described how he showcased an unfiltered honesty while portraying Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal When he is in the frame you only watch him and this is not a grandfather speaking this is a hardened viewer of cinema And the film flawless in its presentation its writing its DirectionAnd when it ends the eyes filled with tears of joy and pride unable to speak out In silence The silence that belongs to me my understanding no other he concludedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever