SandalwoodFilmmaker duo Esham and Haseen Khan, and lead pair Bhoomi Shetty and Nagabhushana Ns, talk about the inspiration and challenges of making 'Ikkatt', releasing on July 21.Sanjana DeshpandeAmazon Prime“We had many plans before the coronavirus pandemic hit us; with the lockdown, everything was stalled. We were juggling with many ideas, however, we thought of writing a story on the entire pandemic and the lockdown that ensued and that’s how Ikkat happened,” Esham and Haseen Khan, the makers of the upcoming Kannada comedy film Ikkat, tell Tnm. The film is the first in the Kannada industry, and one of the few Indian films that centre around Covid-19. The story of Ikkat is of a couple who constantly bicker, but are forced to be holed up together because of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. Cabin fever gets the best of them and hilarious situations ensue. Esham and Haseen say that...
- 7/17/2021
- by Sanjana
- The News Minute
SandalwoodSet against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, ‘Ikkat’ revolves around an unhappy married couple, forced to stay together during lockdown. Tnm StaffAmazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video announced on Friday, July 9, that popular Sandalwood actors Nagabhushan and Bhoomi Shetty’s Kannada movie Ikkat will be streaming on the Ott platform, as a part of its Prime day celebrations. Written, edited and directed by Esham and Haseen Khan, comedy flick Ikkat will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video from July 21. A Pawan Kumar Studios film and a Rocket Science Entertainment Production, Ikkat is a story set against the backdrop of the lockdown. The word Ikkat means ‘congestion’ or ‘to be in a tight situation’, bearing a resemblance with the lockdown. The story revolves around an unhappy married couple who are on the verge of getting a divorce, but are forced to spend time with each other when a nationwide lockdown...
- 7/9/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
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