Dnaindia calls Ikka the spiritual successor Damini fans wanted, with Sunny Deol making an impactful OTT debut and Akshaye Khanna adding more force.

IndiaTV News calls the movie an emotional but uneven legal drama where Akshaye Khanna shines. ITVNews says it's a decent one time watch.

Bollywood Life calls it a gripping courtroom clash powered by Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna.

HT calls it a damp squib and says the title Fikka would have fit better. HT says the premise looks irresistible on paper, but the film depends too much on star aura, convenient twists and Akshaye’s Dhurandhar hangover.

Koimoi says the film wastes a strong cast because the writing is confused and the twists don’t make sense. It praises Tillotama Shome as the standout, says Sunny brings sincerity, but finds Akshaye repetitive.

Bollywood Hungama says Ikka rests on Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna’s star power and a few strong moments. It praises the promising opening, some engaging courtroom scenes, the restrained but powerful Sunny performance, Akshaye’s powerhouse presence and the climax.

News18 calls it “all style and no substance,” describing the Sunny Deol-Akshaye Khanna starrer as a “bluff card.” This places News18 in the mixed to negative camp.

NDTV calls it a weekend watchlist winner, praising the layered moral conflict, Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna’s legal battle, the final twist and the female characters’ agency.

India Today calls the film “two decades late” as a courtroom thriller. The review says the opening has promise and Sunny’s defence lawyer setup recalls Damini, but the film becomes predictable, scattered and overstuffed with courtroom drama.

Indian Express says the Sunny Deol-Akshaye Khanna courtroom face off loses to melodrama, teary mothers and dialoguebaazi. They notes the Damini nostalgia, praises Tillotama Shome for adding sharpness, finds Akshaye’s character intriguing.