No One Killed Jessica Movie Details :
No One Killed Jessica Movie is an 2011 Indian Bollywood crime thriller film directer and writter is Raj Kumar Gupta and producer are Ronnie Screwvala for his banner UTV Motion Pictures. It stars are Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji, with Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Myra Karn in supporting roles. The film revolves on a bartender, who dies after shot by her customer, and her sister’s struggles to finds justice for her death.
Gupta was inspired to adapt the murder of Jessica Lal into a film, after he saw a headline about the case in 2006. The project, which later titled No One Killed Jessica, marked his second directorial venture after Aamir (2008). It was produced by Ronnie Screwvala under his production company UTV Spotboy. Made on a budget 90 million, the film was shot using hidden cameras and done by Anay Goswamy in July 2010. The film was edited by Aarti Bajaj.
No One Killed Jessica was released on 7 January 2011. It emerged as a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of the year. The film received positive critical reviews, with mostly praise directed towards its screenplay and Vidya and Mukerji’s performances. At the 57th Filmfare Awards, the film was nominated for four category: Best Film, Best Director (Gupta), Best Actress (Vidya) and Best Supporting Actress (Mukerji), winning the lattermost award.
- Directer : Raj Kumar Gupta
- Producer : Ronnie Screwvala
- Writer : Raj Kumar Gupta
- Starring : Rani Mukerji,Vidya Balan
- Narrator : Rani Mukerji
- Music : Amit Trivedi
- Cinematography : Anay Goswamy
- Editor : Aarti Bajaj
- Casting : Gautam Kishanchandani
- Production Design : Sukant Panigrahy
- Costume Design : Bibi Zeeba Miraie
- Production Management : Manoj Jadhav,Madhav Roy Kapur,Satish Mane,Shah Naimish,Salim M. Shaikh
- Special Effects : Suchint Mandloi,Shyam Shrivastav
- Visual Effects : Francine Almeida,Kapil Anurag,Arunraj
- Animation Department : Santosh Choudhary
- Production company : UTV Spotboy
- Distributer : UTV Motion Pictures
- Genres : Biography,Crime,Drama,Thriller
- Release date : 7 January 2011
- Running time : 136 minutes
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
No One Killed Jessica Movie Wacth Online :
Star Cast of The Film :
- Rani Mukerji as a Meera Gaity
- Vidya Balan as a Sabrina Lall
- Myra Karn as a Jessica Lall (as Myra)
- Neil Bhoopalam as a Vikram Jai Singh
- Rajesh Sharma as a N. K
- Satyadeep Misra as a Gaurav Capoor
- Yogendra Tiku as a Sanjit Lall
- Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub as a Manish P. Bharadwaj (as Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub)
- Manoj Bakshi as a Judge
- Abhishek Banerjee as a Pickpocket
- Vintee Bansal as a Fighting Couple
- Pallavi Batra as a Newsreader
- Ranjit Batra as a Mr. Gaity, Meera’s father
- Mahesh Bhatt as a Self
- Purnendu Bhattacharya as a Nigam
- Eisha Chopra as a Started candle march
- Sushil Dahiya as a R D Sir
- Avijit Dutt as a BM Pandit
- Maanvi Gagroo as a Aditi
- Ashish Goyal as a Fighitng Couple (Male)
- Raj Kumar Gupta as a (as Rajkumar Gupta)
- Suman Gupta as a Young Woman Watching TV
- Armin-Paul Hampel as a Mallika Sehgal’s husband
- Hanish Kalia as a Stud on the esclator
- Ravi Katara as a Young Man Watching TV
- Amar Kaushik as a Stud in the car
- Jasbir Malik as a Shyam Tolani
- Shammi Narang as a Justice Jain
- Bubbles Sabharwal as a Mallika Sehgal
- Aayeinaa Sareen as a News Announcer
- Ritesh Shah as a Guest at a party
- Ashu Sharma as a Lucky Gill
- Shireesh Sharma as a Pramod Bhardwaj
- Yogesh Shirke as a common man
- Geeta Sudan as a June Lall
- Anuj Tikku as a Meera’s Co-passenger on flight
Story of The Film :
Devastated when she is told that that her sister, Jessica Lall, is shot dead by Manish Bhardwaj, the son of Pramod, a Congress party Member of Parliament in Haryana, Delhi-based Sabrina Lall, in the company of her parents, attends the Court to view a charade that will lead to the acquittal of the accused and his accomplices seven years after the incident. Disillusioned by rampart police corruption and inefficiency; a stagnant British introduced legal system; the passing of her mother & the hospitalization of her father, she retreats unto herself. Then foul-mouthed NDTV employee, Meera Gaity, known for being more of an activist than a Journalist, takes an interest in this incident, and uncovers conspiracy & corruption that led to the accused’ acquittals – leading to a near India-wide protest. While preparing herself to participate in a candle-lit procession at Delhi’s India Gate, Meera will confront Sabrina and will come to know the reasons why the latter refuses to be involved in this…
Production :
No One Killed Jessica was Raj Kumar Gupta’s second directorial venture after Aamir (2008). Gupta was inspired to address the Jessica Lal murder case for the film after he saw a Times of India’s headline about the case, appearing shortly after the accused Manu Sharma released by the court in 2006. In the next year, he met Jessica’s sister, Sabrina, to asked some additional information about the case. Gupta said that he spent between seven and eight months to rewrite the film’s story: “The material is very sensitive and I had to bring it in the realm of cinema.
There was hesitation. Will I be able to do justice to the spirit of the story? I was not sure. Finally, I took it as a challenge. It’s my interpretation of the events.” The film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala under UTV Spotboy, a subsidiary of UTV Motion Pictures.
After Kareena Kapoor refused to play one of the lead role in No One Killed Jessica, in January 2010, Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji were cast to replaced her. Vidya, playing Sabrina in it, was required to wear men’s dresses and loose-fitted clothing.
When asked by Bollywood Hungama, she found little resemblance between herself and her “fighter” character. Meanwhile, Mukerji was cast as the stubborn reporter Meera Gaity. Her role was the only fictional aspect in the film, and according to her, Gupta asked her “to build the character on my own and not draw inspirations from anybody”. Mukerji stated that Meera has “dynamic” and “modern” character, adding, “It wasn’t something that I had ever done before. I actually had to play a man!”The debutant Myra Karn featured as Jessica; she revealed that Gupta persuades her to played the part for one year long.As of April 2010, Gautam Kishanchandani had completed casting for the film.
Producer on a budget of 90 million, No One Killed Jessica was filmed in 2-day schedules with Anay Goswamy as the cinematographer. Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Bibi Zeeba Miraie were the costume designers, and Ashley Lobo handed the choreography. While Sukant Panigrahy was the production designer, Helen Jones was the art director. Shooting took place at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Ballygunge, Park Circus and New Market; as the crowds were hard to control, Gupta used hidden cameras to shot scenes in these places. The filming was done around July 2010, and Aarti Bajaj then edited the film.
No One Killed Jessica Movie Songs / Music :
The soundtrack for No One Killed Jessica was composer is Amit Trivedi and the lyrics were writter is Amitabh Bhattacharya. It contains a total of six songs, with vocals performed by Aditi Singh Sharma, Anushka Manchanda, Bhattacharya, Biswajit Chakraborty, Joi Barua, Mame Khan, Meenal Jain, Raja Hasan, Raman Mahadevan, Robert Bob Omulo, Shilpa Rao, Shriram Iyer, Sonika Sharma, Sonu Kakkar, Tochi Raina, and Vishal Dadlani. The album was launched in the reality show Bigg Boss 4 on 24 December 2010.
The album of No One Killed Jessica was received mixed reviews from critics. Joginder Tuteja, writing for Bollywood Hungama, called it “good” and “above expectations”, particularly praising the compositions of “Dilli” which she described “racy, ferocious, vociferous, energetic and relentless”. Giving the album a rating of two-and-a-half stars, Nikhil Hemrajani of the Hindustan Times saying, “Overall, the soundtrack fails to contain a cohesive sound and is rather mediocre.”
- “Dilli” – Aditi Singh Sharma, Shriram Iyer, Tochi Raina
- “Aali Re” – Aditi Singh Sharma, Anushka Manchanda, Biswajit Chakraborty, Raja Hasan, Shriram Iyer, Sonika Sharma, Sonu Kakkar, Tochi Raina
- “Yeh Pal” – Shilpa Rao
- “Aitbaar” – Mame Khan, Robert Bob Omulo, Vishal Dadlani
- “Dua” – Amitabh Bhattacharya, Joi Barua, Meenal Jain, Raman Mahadevan
- “Dilli” (Hardcore) – Aditi Singh Sharma, Shriram Iyer, Tochi Raina
“Dilli” Full Video Song :
- Singer : Aditi Singh Sharma, Shriram Iyer, Tochi Raina
- Music compose : Amit Trivedi
- Lyrics : Amitabh Bhattacharya
“Aali Re” Full Video Song :
- Singer : Aditi Singh Sharma, Anushka Manchanda, Biswajit Chakraborty, Raja Hasan, Shriram Iyer, Sonika Sharma, Sonu Kakkar, Tochi Raina
- Music compose : Amit Trivedi
- Lyrics : Amitabh Bhattacharya
Release :
No One Killed Jessica was one of the most anticipated Indian films of 2011.The trailer, which was released on 18 November 2010, generated controversy after it features Mukerji cursing, showing her middle finger and smoking. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare then asked Gupta to censored all of the scenes. The film was certified A (restricted to adults) on 23 December by CBFC.
No One Killed Jessica was released on 7 January 2011 and emerged a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of the year;Indo-Asian News Service called it the “lucky mascot”.It faced strong competition from Sachin P. Karande’s thriller Vikalp, Gaurav Jain’s animation film Ashoka: The Hero and Rahat Kazmi’s romantic comedy Impatient Vivek.On its opening day, the film earned 32.5 million. Still, despite a strong opening, the film gradually lost public interest; after three days of running, its daily earnings was decreased.No One Killed Jessica grossed a total grossing of 457.2 million , and the trade-film website Box Office India concluded the film’s final commercial performance with the verdict “semi hit”.
On 1 February 2011, No One Killed Jessica was released on DVD.A CD version was released at the same time. On 8 March, film was available for streaming on Netflix and Prime Video. On 20 March, the film and a retrospective of Vidya’s films – including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Paa (2009) and Ishqiya (2010)—were screened at the Bollywood and Beyond festival in Australia.
No One Killed Jessica Movie Review :
This film review are Mostly Positive from Critics, IMDB Public Reviewing site give 7.2 Star Out Of 10 Star with Reviewers are 10,958.
It had great potential. It started well, but somewhere in the middle it falls short of delivering the kind of impact that was expected from a film like “No One Killed Jessica”. But that in no way takes away the effort that has been put in to make a film like this; something that requires a lot of balls. The screenplay gets a bit overstretched in the second half which becomes the weakest point of the film.
Talking of strengths, Vidya Balan steals the show (literally) with a performance that is understated, uninhibited and totally spontaneous. She deserves a standing ovation. Newcomer Myra shows tremendous potential, while Rani as the sour-tongued journalist is delightful but by far not her best. Amit Trivedi’s music too is the highlight of the film. Hats off to the entire team for making the movie that deserves to be made, and passing a message that deserves to be passed.
Critics Rating by Taran Adarsh, from Bollywood Hungama give 4 star out of 5 Star.
No One Killed Jessica Movie Box Office Collection :
INDIA
Schedule | Amount (Lakhs/Crores) |
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First Day | 03 Crores 25 Lakhs |
First Weekend | 13 Crores 10 Lakhs |
End of Week | 20 Crores 70 Lakhs |
Box office Nett | 24 Crores 72 Lakhs |
Box office Gross | 34 Crores 33 Lakhs |
Overseas Gross | 05 Crores 77 Lakhs |
Worldwide collections Gross | 40 Crores 01 Lakhs |
Budget | 19 Crores 00 Lakhs |
Box Office Verdict | SEMI HIT |