After spending more than 40 years on the big screen, Sunny Deol surprised fans with his OTT debut. ikka. Siddharth P. Directed by Malhotra, the legal drama premiered on Netflix earlier this year. During a recent interview, Ruchika Kapoor Sheikh on Netflix India revealed how she convinced Sunny Deol to opt for a streaming film.

During an interview with Hindustan TimesRuchika recalled that Sunny was initially apprehensive about the film as there was no action in it. “We were working on Eka with Sunny, sir, and he was worried that there was no action. And I told him, ‘That’s the beauty of streaming. We’ll do a familiar genre like a courtroom drama, put you in that genre, and we’re going to see where it goes’,” he revealed.

She recalled telling the actor, “After two months, either I’m going to tell you that we should have put in an action scene, or you’re going to call me and say it wasn’t a bad idea. So let’s see where it goes.”

Ruchika has told Sunny Deol several times that it’s time for her to debut on Netflix. To which the actor laughed and said, “I am 60 years old, how can I make a debut? Ruchika admitted that for Sunny ikka An unusual streaming debut, as he is someone who has seen his career get a second wind on the back of action films. Gadar 2, Border 2And caste.

“He said, ‘are you sure?’ The border has just arrived (Border 2 just released). But eventually he came,” Ruchika recalled. “I’m going with the faith that you guys have, and I’m going to give you my all,” he told the team.

Apart from Sunny Deol, Ekka also starred Akshay Khanna, Dia Mirza, and Tilotma Shome in lead roles. The film was released on 10th July on Netflix.

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