{"id":296955,"date":"2026-02-22T18:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/296955\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:10:07","slug":"sriram-raghavan-admits-he-wasnt-happy-with-ikkis-disclaimer-calling-pakistan-not-at-all-trustworthy-cites-badlapur-changes-as-example-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/296955\/","title":{"rendered":"Sriram Raghavan admits he wasn\u2019t happy with Ikkis disclaimer calling Pakistan \u2018not at all trustworthy\u2019; cites Badlapur changes as example | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sriram Months after Ikkis hit theatres and earned critical acclaim, director Sriram Raghavan<\/a> has addressed the controversy surrounding the film\u2019s disclaimer that called Pakistan \u201cnot at all trustworthy.\u201d In a recent interview, the filmmaker admitted that he was not personally happy with the inclusion of the statement.Speaking to The Wire, Raghavan said, \u201cA lot of people have asked me about the disclaimer. So, I have decided not to talk about it. There were some givens for me from A, B, C.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u201cThere are some decisions not entirely in my control\u201d<\/p>\n

Elaborating further, Raghavan hinted that certain creative decisions were beyond his control. Drawing a parallel with his 2015 film Badlapur, he recalled how a music video inserted at the insistence of producer Dinesh Vijan<\/a> disrupted the film\u2019s tone.\u201cI don\u2019t know whether people who ask me about it have seen another film of mine, Badlapur (2015). There\u2019s a music video in the end, which completely negates what the film is doing. It screwed up the mood of the film! It was inserted at the insistence of my producer (Dinesh Vijan). Ikkis is also made by the same producer. He\u2019s a superb guy; he let me make this film and helped me immensely. But the disclaimer was not something I was happy with personally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

What the disclaimer stated<\/p>\n

The disclaimer at the end of Ikkis reads: \u201cThe humane treatment of Pakistani Brigadier K.M. Nisar is an exceptional case. Otherwise, our neighbouring country is not at all trustworthy. Pakistani forces have treated our soldiers and civilians with extreme cruelty and inhumanity, both in war and peacetime. They have blatantly violated the Geneva Conventions by torturing them on numerous occasions. Given the terrorist activities sponsored by Pakistan, as concerned citizens, we need to remain vigilant and prepared.”The film, starring Agastya Nanda<\/a>, Dharmendra and Jaideep Ahlawat, is set against the backdrop of the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Ahlawat\u2019s portrayal of a compassionate Pakistani brigadier was widely praised, making the disclaimer\u2019s tone a talking point online. <\/p>\n

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Netizens divided over the closing message<\/p>\n

Soon after the film\u2019s release, screenshots of the disclaimer went viral. While some viewers felt it undermined the film\u2019s anti-war sentiment, others questioned whether it was mandated by the CBFC or added by the makers.Some also criticised its placement at the end of the film. Another compared it to Schindler\u2019s List having a disclaimer saying Oskar Schindler was an exception. However, a section of viewers defended the inclusion, arguing that it clarified the film\u2019s political stance and prevented audiences from generalising a single character\u2019s actions. <\/p>\n

Based on a real war hero<\/p>\n

Produced by Maddock Films, Ikkis also features Simar Bhatia, Vivaan Shah and Sikandar Kher in key roles. The film has been co-written by Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas and Pooja Ladha Surti.The story revolves around Arun Khetarpal, portrayed by Agastya Nanda. Khetarpal was just 21 when he was killed in the Battle of Basantar during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, becoming the youngest recipient of India\u2019s highest military honour at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Months after Ikkis hit theatres and earned critical acclaim, director Sriram Raghavan has addressed the controversy surrounding the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[66938,163674,41522,156,163675,163671,163673,41525,409,111,139,69,163672,66941,163676],"class_list":{"0":"post-296955","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-agastya-nanda","9":"tag-badlapur-changes","10":"tag-dinesh-vijan","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-ikkis-disclaimer-about-pakistan","13":"tag-ikkis-movie-disclaimer","14":"tag-indo-pak-war-film","15":"tag-maddock-films","16":"tag-movies","17":"tag-new-zealand","18":"tag-newzealand","19":"tag-nz","20":"tag-pakistan-not-trustworthy","21":"tag-sriram-raghavan","22":"tag-sriram-raghavan-ikkis-disclaimer"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}