On the back of his praised performance in ‘Dhurandhar’, Akshaye Khanna is now gearing up for Siddharth P Malhotra‘s ‘Ikka’, co-starring Sunny Deol and Tillotama Shome. During Monday’s trailer launch, Tillotama recalled a funny moment from the sets when she didn’t recognise Akshaye and walked right past him, only realising who he was after he called out to her.
Akshaye Khanna’s smile threw Tillotama Shome off
Recalling the anecdote at Ikka’s trailer launch event, Tillotama narrated how a man approached her smiling as she was leaving after a day’s pack-up, and she failed to place who he was. She said, “I never saw Akshaye Khanna smile, but one day I was leaving after packing up, and this man was coming towards me smiling, so I just smiled and walked off, and then he said, ‘Tillotama’ and I turned back, and it was Akshaye Khanna, but I couldn’t recognise him because he was smiling, so that’s why. He was so very lovely, you know.”
Akshaye Khanna’s co-star Tillotama Shome gets emotional about Sunny Deol
Tillotama got visibly emotional while speaking on stage, sharing how grateful she felt to have worked with Sunny Deol and calling him a genuinely kind person. The event, held for the trailer launch, was attended by Sunny Deol, Dia Mirza, Tillotama Shome, and director Siddharth P Malhotra, while Akshaye Khanna skipped the event.
Akshaye Khanna’s co-star Sunny Deol reveals he once wanted to make ‘Damini 2’
Siddharth P. Malhotra, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed ‘Maharaj’, has both directed and produced ‘Ikka’, which sees Sunny Deol step back into a lawyer’s role. The trailer hints at an intense courtroom showdown, strongly reminiscent of his career-defining performance in ‘Damini’. At the trailer launch, Sunny revealed that a sequel to ‘Damini’ was something he had once hoped to make, but when those plans didn’t work out, he eventually came on board for ‘Ikka’.
What is the plot of Akshaye Khanna and Sunny Deol’s ‘Ikka’
‘Ikka’ centers on a celebrated lawyer, played by Sunny Deol, who is compelled to take up the defence of a man from his past, portrayed by Akshaye Khanna. This unexpected reunion stirs up old wounds and draws him into a case that puts his core values to the test. As the legal proceedings progress, the lawyer must make tough choices while striving to safeguard his family and stay true to his principles. What begins as a courtroom battle soon evolves into a deeply personal struggle with far-reaching consequences, with the narrative exploring themes of justice, accountability, and the cost of holding firm to one’s convictions.
Akshaye Khanna’s ‘Ikka’ cast and release date
Written by Althea Kaushal and Mayank Tewari, ‘Ikka’ boasts a cast that includes Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna alongside Dia Mirza, Tillotama Shome, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Shishir Sharma, and Akansha Ranjan. Tillotama takes on the role of a resolute public prosecutor determined to see justice through, while Dia plays a wife and mother trying to hold her family together amid mounting uncertainty. The film is set to premiere on Netflix on July 10.
