Veteran actor Dharmendra passed away last month, not much time before his film Ikkis was set for release. Speaking with news agency ANI, Ikkis' director Sriram Raghavan shared that late Dharmendra unfortunately did not have the opportunity to watch the complete film. He mentioned that late Dharmendra was already unwell during the final dubbing sessions in October of this year. Sriram shared insights into Dharmendra's involvement with the upcoming war biopic. He shared, "I met him in October. That time he was okay, but he was not too well.