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During the teaser launch of Sunny Deol’s OTT debut film Ikka, also starring Akshaye Khanna, Dia Mirza, Tillotama Shome and others, Tillotama shared how awe-inspiring it was to work with Sunny Deol. She recalled a touching on-set moment where he chose not to spoil her take despite being in an uncomfortable situation. Watch the full story unfold in the video above.

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00:00Hi, Sid. Hi, Sapna. Lovely to have you here.
00:02What an amazing cast of Ikka. Oh, my God.
00:05We all shut up. It's been great.
00:09I mean, the hand of Sir's half a kilo and then the walk of Akshay Khanna.
00:13We went crazy. The biggest casting group of the year.
00:17What inspired you to bring these two legends together on screen?
00:22I hope everybody liked what they saw. It's not a teaser or a trailer.
00:25Loved it. Like is not the word. Loved it.
00:27It's a cast announcement.
00:28But what inspired me, this film, I think it's a destiny of each film.
00:34It's a time.
00:35This is the script I wanted to make Hitchkey time.
00:40Then I wanted to make Hitchkey time.
00:42So it was like, thank you Monica, thank you Amit, Ruchika for allowing me to make this.
00:48And from the time we wrote this film, the only cast right then and now was Sunny Diol.
00:54After Damini, I get Sunny Sir to come as a lawyer.
00:59It's a courtroom drama.
01:00And for Shawriman Gaur, which is Akshay Khanna's character, there was nobody else but Akshay Khanna.
01:07So luckily I went to Sunny Sir and Akshay.
01:11We got both of them.
01:12And for the women who have a very, very, very powerful role in the film,
01:16we went to Diyah, Tilothama, Jyoti, Akanksha, everybody who is part of it.
01:22And luckily they've all said yes.
01:24So I'm honoured.
01:26Amazing, amazing.
01:27So as you mentioned the two ladies here, I know we got busy looking at…
01:31Actually, let's not forget the lady over here.
01:33Awesome, awesome, no, of course, of course.
01:34I've got to go home.
01:37I'm fortunate that I got her to produce it because having her as my producer,
01:45that was the only way I could have finished this film.
01:47The film is ready and it's gone into edit right now.
01:49Wow.
01:50We've completed it.
01:51So it's all thanks to…
01:53We've definitely created magic, yeah.
01:54That's amazing.
01:55Fantastic.
01:55Oh, hello.
01:57How's it going?
01:58So good to see you.
01:59Talk about yourself.
02:04Who's saying?
02:04Wow, welcome, welcome.
02:06I know.
02:06Thank you, I know.
02:07Quite a transformation, huh?
02:08You look stunning.
02:10And so do you, Appa.
02:11Let's talk about you.
02:12Let's talk about you.
02:13How amazing you look.
02:14And you, Tilothama.
02:16You know, Diyah, I wanted to ask you,
02:18that you always do thoughtful choices with your characters
02:22or what a body of work you have.
02:24So tell me what inspired you or what drew you to this role.
02:29I'm usually drawn to the story.
02:33So I was inspired by the story and I was drawn to the story
02:37and the fact that Siddharth was directing this film,
02:40the fact that I would get the opportunity to work with this truly extraordinary artist
02:45called Tilothama Shom,
02:46who I've been dying to work with for the longest time.
02:49And because Sunny, sir, and Akshay are not here,
02:52I'm going to praise them as well
02:53and say that it was an opportunity of a lifetime
02:58to get to work with these stalwarts,
03:01people, you know, you've admired for decades
03:04and respected and loved.
03:06So it was the most, you know, simple choice.
03:10I called my management and I said,
03:13I will see this film, I have to work with it.
03:17Wow, fantastic.
03:19Tilothama, your work has always been very bold,
03:21very inspiring and, you know,
03:23as Diyah also mentioned, you know,
03:24that I'm also really kind of, you know,
03:27dying to work with you.
03:28I don't know, honest confession.
03:30So, so, but here Sunny Paji ke ek courtroom drama mein,
03:38you know, aur unko takkar deni hai aapne,
03:41how difficult does it get?
03:43Or how, how tricky is it?
03:45Can I, can I just say something?
03:46Please, please say this.
03:47Agar koi takkar de sakta, to yee de saktee.
03:52Please tell Hilu.
03:53No, I've been working on my dhai ki lo ka haath, right?
03:57Say.
03:57So, that's been the preparation.
04:01And Baki, he's such an incredible co-actor.
04:06Most of my scenes were with him.
04:08And Sid, if I can say,
04:10there was this one day when we were shooting
04:12and I finished,
04:14we finished his, sir's close-up
04:17and then the close-up was on me.
04:19And these two flies started dancing around his eyes.
04:23Okay?
04:23Wow.
04:24Two minutes.
04:25Oh God.
04:25And then one fly decided ki mai nikalata hon.
04:29The other one said,
04:31mai dekhta hon, Sunny sir kaise hai?
04:33He sat on his eye here.
04:35Oh.
04:36And I'm doing my thing
04:38and I'm trying to finish my dialogue fast
04:41before the fly
04:41and the fly is crawling up, up, up.
04:45It's almost at his waterline
04:47and he's not cutting.
04:51He didn't cut the shot.
04:52And I am thinking,
04:54please, like, should I?
04:57Why don't you cut?
04:57But he didn't.
04:59And I have to walk away from him.
05:02So I walk away,
05:03called cut
05:03and I came rushing back
05:05saying, why?
05:06Why didn't you?
05:08Like, call cut.
05:10You know?
05:10And he was like,
05:11I didn't want to spoil your take.
05:12It was going so well.
05:13And I was so moved.
05:16Oh, my God.
05:16So moved.
05:17After all these years,
05:19you feel you can earn the right
05:20to call a cut
05:21when you're uncomfortable, right?
05:23Wow.
05:24And that he didn't do it
05:26was very, very moving
05:27and I am really...
05:29He's simply generous.
05:30Oh, God, yaar.
05:31Matlab, this is...
05:32Really, I mean,
05:33kaafi Kamal ki stories,
05:34I'm sure,
05:34or be nikle hongi
05:35but thank you so much
05:36for this one.
05:37Dhai ke lo ka haat
05:37and dhai so ke lo ka talent
05:38sab kuch hai apke apas
05:39this show par.
05:40Congratulations.
05:41Ek bar,
05:41Ikka ke liye
05:42Ek picture klikka ho jai.
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