Netflix’s courtroom drama “Ikka”, starring Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna, will make its debut on July 10, the OTT platform announced on Saturday. Directed by Siddharth P Malhotra, the film reunites the two actors for the first time in nearly three decades. They were last seen together in J P Dutta’s 1997 war film “Border”.
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In ‘Ikka’, Deol plays a celebrated lawyer forced to defend a man from his past, portrayed by Khanna, in a case that puts his principles and family under pressure.
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The film also stars Tillotama Shome as the public prosecutor opposite Deol’s character and Dia Mirza as his wife.
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The film marks Deol’s streaming debut and his return to the courtroom after 33 years โ he last played a lawyer in the 1993 film ‘Damini’.
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Director Malhotra said the subject had been close to him for years.
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โAs a storyteller, I’m always looking for stories that challenge me emotionally and creatively, and ‘Ikka’ has been one such journey. I’ve always been a huge fan of courtroom dramas.
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“What drew me to ‘Ikka’ was the opportunity to tell a courtroom story that focuses as much on personal relationships and emotional dilemmas as it does on the pursuit of justice. To finally tell this story with a cast of the calibre of Sunny Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Dia Mirza and Tillotama Shome feels truly special,” he said in a statement.
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Netflix India Vice President (Content) Monika Shergill said the film marked a significant moment for the platform.
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โ’Ikka’ brings together everything audiences love about a great courtroom drama: high stakes, moral complexity and emotional conflict. Directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra, the film explores justice, truth and accountability through a gripping narrative that keeps audiences guessing until the very end, with layered characters, unexpected turns and moral questions that linger long after the verdict,” she said.
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Produced by Alchemy Films, the film’s cast also includes Sanjeeda Shaikh, Shishir Sharma and Akansha Ranjan Kapoor.
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