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No one killed Jessica
The turning over off the verdict of the Jessica Lal Muder case to give a life-time imprisonment sentence to a well-connected accused, is a precedent of the power of media, should they decide to use it. Dramatizing it with a strong cast and making it into a Hindi film is the need of the hour, if not anything else. The number of scams that 2010 saw makes a film showcasing the power of the audience, a necessary welcome to 2011.
The trailer makes you look forward to a crisp and strong film.
I'm hoping it's not just a cursory glance at the case, the low court acquittal, the uproar, the supreme court sentence but is a deeper read into who said what, etc. The media/citizen uproar and the sting operation are specific parts that I'm hoping will inspire us one and all.
With music composed by Amit Trivedi and the 'right' snippets in the trailer the initial audience is likely to hit theaters. And this despite the fact that the story is known to anyone who is interested. I'm also hoping the film will also reach out to the people who aren't aware of the details.
The question now is - are the parts that didn't make it to the trailer good enough for us to recommend it to family and friends.
Music reviews:
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Here. Awesome, I say!
milliblog has given it a 200 word review instead of their regular 100-worder. That says it all!
music aloud - "9/10"
Bollyspice - "Ultimately, an album certainly worth checking out! Or 3.5/5"
Bollywood Hungama - "This has to be one of the most prestigious outings for Amit Trivedi as he brings in certain maturity in the way he deals with the soundtrack here. Or 3/5"
Hindustan Times - "fails to contain a cohesive sound and is rather mediocre."
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- Banner: UTV Spotboy Motions Pvt Ltd
- Producer: Ronnie Screwwala
- Director: Raj Kumar Gupta
- Lead Cast: Vidya Balan, Rani Mukherjee, Neil Bhopalam, Rajesh Sharma
- Supporting Cast: Bubbles Sabhrewal, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Yogendra Tikku, Geeta Sudan, Shireesh Sharma, Samara Chopra
- Screenplay: Raj Kumar Gupta
- Dialogues: Raj Kumar Gupta
- Cinematography: Anay Goswami
- Editor: Aarti Bajaj
- Background Score: Amit Trivedi
- Music Director: Amit Trivedi
- Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Facebook Page: Link
- Running time: 135 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Based on true life story, Crime, Politics, Social
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The political thriller, set in New Delhi, was believed to be based on the controversial Jessica Lal murder case. However, later, the director clarified that the title and the script are actually inspired by a headline carried out by The Times Of India in 2006, when the accused in the infamous murder case were acquitted by the lower courts, leading to nationwide protests, reopening of the case and subsequent sentencing of the accused, and not the case per se
The movie is set during the time when entire nation was trying to overcome the firing blazes of the Kargil War. At such a juncture, the nation’s capital witnesses another tragic happening. Jessica, a young attractive celebrity model, tries her hand at bartending. Little did she know that this trial would lead to her death! Reason — her refusal to serve a drink after closing hours! Manu Sharma, son of former Union Minister Vinod Sharma, pulled out the trigger and allegedly murdered Jessica in front of nearly 300 people present at the high-society party. Surprisingly, Manu Sharma was declared innocent by a court in 2006. Here Enter Vidya Balan as Sabrina, Jessica’s sister, and Rani Mukerji as Meera, the feisty TV reporter, who join hands to fight against politics and democracy to outwit Manu and attain justice for the slain Jessica Lal.
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Unique for Bollywood which is obsessed with romance and songs and love sequences. No romance, no songs and no running around trees this time. NO ONE KILLED JESSICA is a class apart. Its Vidya Balan and Rani Mukherjee who would try and amuse the audiences on their own. No Shahrukh no Aamir.
seriously looking forward to the movie but am sceptic whether it will only dramatically emphasise the things we already know or give some more direction to whole Jessica saga ... with media all over the case there is little which is unknown - but its a bold move by the film makers to pick on the subject so quickly .... both female leads are very strong actresses and going from the trailors i hope it is an absolutely in your face movie, however lower expectations!!!
The cop was Rajesh Sharma. You may remember him from Parineeta, Khosla Ka Ghosla or Maachis...
Excellent, was looking forward to this one. Will definitely watch it now!
I guess I entered a wrong email address previously - was surprised to see I had only posted one comment previously! :P
Ah! Glad to hear that this movie is good.
I just observed that Viday Balan hasn't had a flop in 3 years! Her last three films are Paa, Ishqiya and this and has acted only in one movie per year! In fact, she even won awards for the first two. Impressive lady.
Pretty tangential to the post but couldn't resist.
Vidya had a flop in 2009 - Kismet Konnection with shahied kapoor, besides the previous forgettable roles in Guru, Bhool bulaya and Heyy Baby. Paa and Ishqiya merely highlights her bland acting...she has no screen presence. Her acting is a tad better than PC< Kareena< Katrina, Deepika and Ash. Thus she is winning the awards...compared to them her bland acting would seem a whole lot better. Paa only doing well because of AB, it faired average at BO. As for Rani she is a class apart. Despite average collections at BO her performance is still mindblowing.
A must watch movie! At the end of movie my mind started to ask disturbing question about the overall system and how ignorant we can become. Acting by everyone is superb. Especially Vidya.. With every movie, she is giving better performance..,
The commercialization of this sad but true story is a good mix between a documentary and a bollywood movie. Also has a feel good message to keep your conscience alive in this day and age.
Why was a make out scene necessary. Can't they make a movie without one now ?
True we all know the story, but I still think they did not build up enough tension in the first half.
nice movie!
Fantastic movie also check out this review too...Jessica Reincarnated
Thanks for the review.. Waiting to see this movie.
Movies like these should be applauded and hopefully they are commercially successful so that we see more similar films
Nice movie. Like true events based ones.
Aali re saali re! I loved Meera's feminisr attitude!
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