Overview
- Choreographer Vijay Ganguly says the moment occurred during a qawwali sequence set at a college reunion that was filmed around 2:30–3:00 a.m.
- Despite difficulty standing, Dharmendra asked what younger artistes were doing and responded, "Why can I not do this?" before getting up to perform the steps.
- The crew urged him to keep movements light and later asked him to stop to avoid physical strain from multiple retakes.
- Ganguly adds that Dharmendra requested the song’s lyrics to memorise in case lip-syncing was needed, reflecting his commitment on set.
- Ikkis opened in theatres on January 1 and is directed by Sriram Raghavan, with Agastya Nanda, Jaideep Ahlawat and Simar Bhatia starring in a biopic of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal.