Sunny Deol opens up about his attempts at making Damini 2 for years before Ikka happened

Sunny Deol. Pic via Yogen Shah

Sunny Deol's role in Damini is still considered one of the most iconic performances in Bollywood. The 1993 Bollywood classic remains legendary. Sunny Deol's fiery performance as a lawyer also won him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Meanwhile, his iconic dialogue ‘tarikh pe tarikh' continues to be a hit with fans even to this day. The actor recently revealed that he wanted to remake the film, but that did not happen.

Sunny Deol on making Damini 2

During the trailer launch event for his upcoming film Ikka, Sunny Deol shared that he was planning to make Damini 2, but the project did not materialise. Sunny addressed the media at the event and said he is not really into praising his own films; however, he would not mind admitting that he loves courtroom dramas. He shared, "Definitely, mujhe Damini ke baad mauka nahi mila aur jaise hi ye subject mere paas aaya main khush tha ki hum itna koshish kar rahe the Damini 2 karne ka, but Damini 2 ka toh kuch hua nahi (I had not got the chance to do courtroom drama after Damini and we really wanted to make Damini 2, but that did not materialise)…"

He further added, "Lekin ye film mere paas ayi aur isme Akshaye [Khanna] hain… jinke saath maine Border ki thi (Then Ikka happened, where I am working with Akshaye, with whom I had worked in Border before). It was the first film where we worked together. Bohot maza aaya tha aur iss film mein bhi bohot maza aya (We had enjoyed working together in that film, and did the same in this film too). I have known him for so many years, and wo mujhse jyaada aloof hain (he is more aloof than I am)." (laughs)

About Ikka

Sunny steps into the role of a lawyer once again after over 30 years in Ikka. The film is directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra, who is credited with the acclaimed film Maharaj. The trailer of the film shows Sunny gearing up to fight a crucial case in court, much like his now iconic role in Damini. He can be seen defending Akshaye Khanna's character in court.

Apart from Sunny and Akshaye, Ikka also stars Dia Mirza, Tillotama Shome, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Shishir Sharma, and Akansha Ranjan. It is set to premiere on Netflix on July 10.