Sunny caricaturish, Tillottama shines

Kabir Singh Bhandari

Ikka is about Arjun Mehra (Sunny Deol), a principled ace lawyer known in the legal community as Ikka for his impeccable courtroom record. Arjun is forced to defend Shauryaman Gaur (Akshaye Khanna), a murder suspect, while the victim is represented by Tillottama Shome.

Director Siddharth P. Malhotra brings his extensive experience in the medical drama space to infuse hospital-centric elements into the movie too, an angle which is pivotal to the story.

Actors’ performance

Sunny Deol, in the beginning, seemed caricaturish, with his hand movements seeming a bit overstated. But, at the same time, when he does rarely lose his cool in this movie and does the occasional table thump, it is also what we look forward to in every movie of his. Akshaye Khanna has a solid entry, though a bit later, once again, it seems as if the spirit of that famous mimicry artist who copies him on Instagram has gotten into him.

The real acting here is done by Tillottama Shome, while Akshaye brings the drama. Oscillating between love for her child and moral dilemmas, Dia Mirza was an apt choice. Akansha Ranjan Kapoor delivers in her cameo. And what a surprise it was to see Madhuri Bhatia in the role of a forensic specialist. Also, believe it or not, she’s 95 years old. The music was spot on during certain turning-point moments.

FPJ verdict 

Before giving out a verdict, the one line I must mention that stood out is when Sunny says, “Doctor’s ki handwriting to samajh nahi aati, aaj mujhe uski baatein bhi samajh nahi aa rahi thi.”

If you’re expecting a Damini-like experience, this isn’t it, but it has its moments.

Title: Ikka

Director: Siddharth P. Malhotra

Cast: Sunny Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Tillottama Shome, Dia Mirza

Where: Streaming on 

Netflix

Rating: HH