Filmmaker Karan Johar has penned a note of appreciation for Sriram Raghavan's latest release, Ikkis. It marks Agastya Nanda and Simar Bhatia's theatrical debuts and also stars Jaideep Ahlawat and late actor Dharmendra. KJo called the film a love letter to peace and said that he was emotional watching Dharmendra on screen. He also praised Agastya for his performance. Karan's note read, "IKKIS is a love letter to peace... an honestly and earnestly told story about the absolute redundancy of war....i was so moved by so many moments of the film ... it silently screams ...