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No one killed Jessica

Vidya Balan, Rani Mukherjee, Neil Bhopalam, Rajesh Sharma Dir: Raj Kumar Gupta
wogma rating: Buy the DVD already (?)
quick review: Not every case might be a 'Jessica Lal' murder case, which can be repealed by the gusto of the 'aam junta' and one determined news lady. Not everything might come to culmination as easily as is shown in the second half of No One Killed Jessica. But the film gives us, what we need most - the strength to fight our fights and the hope that we will get what we deserved all along - justice.
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Plot Summary

Manish wants a drinks at a party after the bar is closed. Celebrity bartender, Jessica Lal, refuses. Manish gets angry and pulls out a gun as a threat. He ends up shooting Jessica. What happens next is a story we all have read about. Now is our chance to go watch it.

What Worked

  • Manish's mother coming in with her one-liner repeatedly. Anywhere else, I would have classified it as irritating slapstick, but here it works too damn well.
  • On a similar note, the "12 o'clock" thing works really well too.

What did not

Note: This section simply lists the things that I did not like in this movie. This is not the overall impression about this movie. Please read the full review here

  • Vidya Balan's shower scene - especially because she had her glasses on.

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58 reviewers have given No one killed Jessica an average rating of 4.1/5.0. 40 yays, 4 nays, 14 so-so. See all external reviews »

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13 readers have given No one killed Jessica an average rating of 5/5.0. 12 yays, 0 nays, 1 so-so. See all reader reviews »

Comments (18)

no one killed Jessica Review:

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

posted 1 year, 4 months ago no one killed Jessica Review has given this movie a Thumbs up (The political thriller, set in New Delhi, was believed to be based on the controversial Jessica Lal) . no one killed Jessica Review has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See no one killed Jessica Review's page for more details.
No one killes jesscia movie review:

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.

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Movies has given this movie a Thumbs up (The journey of these two women goes trough intense trauma and relentless pressure) . Movies has posted 5 comments and has rated 3 movies. See Movies's page for more details.
minesh modi:

http://www.bollywoodchaska.com/blogs/293/vidya_balan_rani_mukherjees_girl-566/

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.

posted 1 year, 4 months ago minesh modi has given this movie a Thumbs up (we hope the movie’s experimentation with two actresses works out well with the audiences.) . minesh modi has posted 6 comments and has rated 5 movies. See minesh modi's page for more details.
trupz:

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!!!

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Trupz has given this movie a Thumbs up . Trupz has posted 3 comments and has rated 2 movies. See Trupz's page for more details.
Shantanu:

The cop was Rajesh Sharma. You may remember him from Parineeta, Khosla Ka Ghosla or Maachis...

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Shantanu has posted 2 comments and has rated 0 movies. See Shantanu's page for more details.
Rahul:

Excellent, was looking forward to this one. Will definitely watch it now!

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Rahul has posted 1 comments and has rated 0 movies. See Rahul's page for more details.
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Rahul:

I guess I entered a wrong email address previously - was surprised to see I had only posted one comment previously! :P

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Rahul has posted 66 comments and has rated 6 movies. See Rahul's page for more details.
Kalyan:

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.

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Kalyan has posted 11 comments and has rated 6 movies. See Kalyan's page for more details.
szm:

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.

posted 1 year, 4 months ago szm has posted 2 comments and has rated 0 movies. See szm's page for more details.
Saurabh:

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..,

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Saurabh has given this movie a Thumbs up . Saurabh has posted 3 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Saurabh's page for more details.
Amit:

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.

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Amit has given this movie a Thumbs up (A good summarization of the events that happened.) . Amit has posted 2 comments and has rated 2 movies. See Amit's page for more details.
Bollywood News:

Why was a make out scene necessary. Can't they make a movie without one now ?

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Bollywood News has given this movie a So-So . Bollywood News has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Bollywood News's page for more details.
Shweta:

True we all know the story, but I still think they did not build up enough tension in the first half.

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Shweta has given this movie a Thumbs up . Shweta has posted 4 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Shweta's page for more details.
Pakiisp:

nice movie!

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Pakiisp has given this movie a Thumbs up . Pakiisp has posted 5 comments and has rated 5 movies. See Pakiisp's page for more details.
Nikita Saxena:

Fantastic movie also check out this review too...Jessica Reincarnated

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Nikita Saxena has given this movie a Thumbs up (Fantastic Movie) . Nikita Saxena has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Nikita Saxena's page for more details.
Sunny:

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

posted 1 year, 4 months ago Sunny has posted 7 comments and has rated 2 movies. See Sunny's page for more details.
bollywood gossip:

Nice movie. Like true events based ones.

posted 1 year, 3 months ago bollywood gossip has given this movie a Thumbs up . bollywood gossip has posted 2 comments and has rated 2 movies. See bollywood gossip's page for more details.
Ritu:

Aali re saali re! I loved Meera's feminisr attitude!

posted 8 months, 2 weeks ago Ritu has given this movie a Thumbs up (95) . Ritu has posted 1 comments and has rated 1 movies. See Ritu's page for more details.

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