When asked about casting Agastya Nanda in his next directorial 'Ekkis', based on the life of late Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, Sriram Raghavan said the actor reminded him of Amitabh Bachchan from 'Anand' and 'Saat Hindustani'. "He's a guy who is refreshingly normal and there's no bells and whistles," Sriram added. Khetarpal was martyred during the India-Pakistan war in 1971.