Mumbai, June 26 -- Filmmaker Siddharth P Malhotra has revealed that his upcoming courtroom drama 'Ikka', which brings together Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna nearly three decades after 'Border', began as a script he carried with him for almost nine years before it finally found its way to the screen.

Speaking to ANI, Malhotra recalled the long and uncertain journey of the film, saying it was the very first script he had ever wanted to make. "It was my struggle that whenever someone came to me and asked if I had a script, I would say yes, I have 'Ikka'. Read 'Ikka'. And they would like it after reading it," he said, adding that the project came close to going on floors several times over the years but was derailed by issues ranging from ca...