Agastya Nanda (Pic/Instagram) and Sriram Raghavan (Pic/IMDB)
National Award-winning filmmaker Sriram Raghavan is currently receiving a lot of praise for his latest venture, 'Merry Christmas', which stars Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead. Now, the director has opened up about his next film, which has Agastya Nanda in the lead. Agastya Nanda debuted with Zoya Akhtar's 'The Archies', in December 2023.
Sriram Raghavan casts Agastya Nanda in war hero Arun Khetarpal movie
Sriram Raghavan casts Agastya Nanda in war hero Arun Khetarpal movie. He explained that upon meeting Agastya for the first time, he felt like he was meeting a young Amitabh Bachchan from films like Saat Hindustani (1969) and Anand (1971), among others, and called him "refreshingly normal.".
Sriram told Film Companion, "When I first met him, he reminded me of Amitabh (Bachchan) in Saat Hindustani and Anand. He's got a certain charm and he looks the part also and I am looking forward working with him. He's a guy who is refreshingly normal and there's no bells and whistles. I have seen his The Archies and I loved the film, I loved his character and many other characters in the film. So I know he knows the process of the film and now I am looking at diving with him into more subjects."
Agastya talked about his first meeting with the Andhadhun director: "It was a really crazy experience. I remember when... Before I started The Archies I went around introducing myself to a lot of people because I don't have social media people don't know what I look like really. So, I remember going to Dinoo (filmmaker and producer Dinesh Vijan) sir's office and asked him if he had any work and he said that he'll keep in touch. I was not expecting anything."
"Two days later I got a call from him and he asked me to come to his office. I was very excited and asked him what it is for and he said, âI can't tell you', I asked who is it with? And he said, âI can't tell you'. When I arrived, I was sitting at the office really nervous because it was just me fresh into this industry. I was sitting alone in the conference hall⦠20-30 minutes pass and then Sriram Raghavan walks in. Then I figured out what the story was and it was with him," he said.
