Sunny Deol has returned to the screen as a lawyer for the second time in his career. His film ‘Ikka’ has been released. By the way, when Sunny became a lawyer for the first time, he won the National Award.
These days Sunny Deol is in discussion about his new film ‘Ikka’. In this film, he is seen in the role of lawyer Arjun Mehra alias Ikka. This is the second role of a lawyer in his career. Earlier, he was seen in the role of a lawyer in ‘Damini’ released in 1993. ‘Damini’ was not just a superhit courtroom drama, but is also counted among the most influential films of Indian cinema. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, this film won Sunny Deol the National Award for the role of Advocate Govind Srivastava. Not only this, its popularity has been such that till now its remakes have been made in four languages, while discussions are also going on about the fifth remake.
How much budget was ‘Damini’ made and how much did it earn at the box office?
‘Damini’ was produced with a budget of around Rs 2 crore. Strong actors like Rishi Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rohini Hattangadi and Sunny Deol were seen in the film. After release, the film did a worldwide business of approximately Rs 11 crore. That means it earned about 5.5 times more than its budget and proved to be a blockbuster. Even today it is counted among the most memorable courtroom films of Indian cinema.
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How long was Sunny Deol’s role in Damini?
In this 150-minute legal drama, Sunny Deol’s entry takes place after the interval and his scenes last for 40-45 minutes. But he did such a good job that he overshadowed the lead hero.
Popular dialogues of Sunny Deol from ‘Damini’
Date after date…date after date…date after date…date after date…but justice has not been received my lord, justice has not been received…only this date has been received.
When this two and a half kilo weight falls on someone, the person does not get up…he gets up.
Such toys are sold a lot in the market…but the courage required to play with them is not sold in any market in the world…a man is born with it.
If you face a lion openly in the field, then the misconception about your being a man will be removed.
Don’t shout… otherwise I will close this case right here… no date, no hearing, direct justice, that too swiftly.
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How many remakes of ‘Damini’ have been made?
The story of ‘Damini’ was so popular that four official remakes were made in different languages. It is included in those select Hindi films, whose story was adopted by many industries. The four remakes of ‘Damini’ are as follows:-
- Telugu (1993): Urmila
- Tamil (1994): Priyanka
- Bangladesh (2003): Sotter Bijoy
- Odia (2007): Nari Nuhen Tu Narayani
All these films presented the story according to their respective language and audience. According to reports, the remake rights of ‘Damini’ were once with Red Chillies Entertainment. Later such discussions came to light that these rights were transferred to Sunny Deol. The news also says that Sunny Deol wants to make a new remake of this film with his son Karan Deol. However, no official announcement of this project has been made yet.