The absurdity of old money preceding the law is indicated; the angst of having lost your girlfriend or fiancée is not highlighted, and the intent to kill is not described. The makers of IKKA leave all of these emotions and reasoning for the audience. The two best things the director does are not deciphering the inner turmoil while taking up a case where his gut feeling knows who the real culprit is and not explaining the medical condition of his child that coerces him to do so. Like I said, there is no masala or character-building exercise. When watching IKKA on Netflix India, you just know the how and what about every character so that you don't deviate from the spine of the story - does Sunny Paaji already know about what happened between the murdered girl and Akshaye Khanna?
There is no instance of the movie trying to preach. In a couple of shots, Akshaye Khanna seems to go overboard with his brooding presence, but it is beautifully balanced by Sunny Deol's maturity. Their verbal exchanges are not overcooked. They rarely try to discuss the issue, choosing to delve right into their present state of mind, where they just cannot tolerate each other. To be brutally honest, IKKA is not much of a murder mystery. Most of you would know what transpired before the 20 minutes of the content presents the answers to you. Still, IKKA is watchable because, with item songs, without a crowd of over-familiar supporting cast, and without trying to classroom our judicial system, IKKA is about laidback storytelling. I am not much of a Star or Colors TV series watcher, so Sanjeeda Sheikh was a pleasant surprise - how come this lady gets so few opportunities despite performing reasonably well and looking glamorous effortlessly at the same time?