Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna are set to reunite on screen after nearly three decades in Netflix’s upcoming courtroom drama IKKA. The intense thriller explores moral dilemmas, buried history, and high-stakes legal conflict, with Sunny as a principled lawyer and Akshaye as a man from his past, reigniting old wounds. The release of the courtroom drama is out, and we definitely can’t keep calm.
Ikka release date out
Premiering July 10, IKKA unfolds as a high-stakes legal battle where personal history, moral conflict, and clashing ideologies collide. At the centre is a celebrated lawyer (Sunny Deol) forced to defend a man from his past (Akshaye Khanna), whose return reopens old wounds and compels him to take on a case that challenges everything he believes in. With a family to protect and principles on the line, every move carries a cost.
Alongside Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna, Tillotama Shome stars as a formidable public prosecutor determined to see justice served, while Dia Mirza plays a devoted wife and mother fighting to hold her family together amid mounting uncertainty. The drama also stars Sanjeeda Sheikh in a pivotal role.
Produced by Alchemy Films and directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra, IKKA marks Sunny Deol’s streaming debut, bringing his signature intensity to Netflix in a fresh, performance-driven role that revisits the courtroom. With a narrative that explores the cost of choices and the complexity of justice, the film promises a compelling watch for the family.
Speaking about the film, Siddharth P. Malhotra shared, “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. Having Sunny Deol step into the role of a lawyer, a character space audiences have so loved him in, alongside such phenomenal performers, felt like everything coming together at the right time.”
Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna were last seen together in Border, a war epic that became an enduring classic. Nearly 30 years later, IKKA revives that on-screen chemistry in a very different setting.
About Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna upcoming movies
Apart from IKKA, Sunny Deol has an amazing lineup as he is gearing up for the release of the historic drama Batwara 1947. The film marks Preity Zinta’s comeback and is set for an Independence Day release. He is also a part of Nitesh Tiwari’s magnum opus Ramayana. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash in pivotal roles. He is also a part of the actioner Gabru.
Meanwhile, Akshaye Khanna will mark his South debut as he stars in Prasanth Varma’s Mahakali. His first look as Shukracharya has left audiences impressed.