Review of No One Killed Jessica (2011) by Amit N — 10 Jan 2011

If Anyone Give a MISS to this Movie TOH UNKE G***D FATKE HAATH MEIN AA JAAYENGE !!! LOL....

Should a person who wants to relax a little, stay away from the never-ending burdens of life,to grab a popcorn and coke and have their free laughing classes inside the theatre, watch this film ? NO. Cause after coming out of the theatre he/she is bound to realize how insignificant an average citizen is in front of money and power which rules the country.

This is a very hard-hitting film, maybe a slap on the face of everyone who desperately try to remain unaware of the wrongs happening in this country.Just like Sabrina was,till Jessica got murdered.

This is director Rajkumar Gupta's second movie after Aamir, and having watched both, I must say he is a very good director, and very engaging in his movie-making style. Talking about the movie, anyone who's yet to watch this must be curious if it's a straight lift from the true story of Jessica Lal's death. But the movie makers say it's a mix of fact & fiction. So I'll not make any judgement on how accurate it has been about Jessica's life. As a movie, it scored well.

The leading stars of the movie, Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan share equally strong roles and they also come up with top notch performances. Vidya Balan still needs more edge with her emotional scenes while I feltl Rani has not been guided effectively. There were some serious moments when Rani's expressions were filmy. I will not blame her as she's capable of powerful acting. Probably, she just went by whatever the director asked her to do. Even then, it's so refreshing to see Rani's act as a bold & brave journalist showering everyone with GAALIS and Vidya being so understated in her body language. But, I think the Actor of the Day award should go either to the lady who plays the role of Rani's news assistant who does a class job while interviewing victim Jessica's friend, Vikram Jai(actor Neil Bhoopalam) or actor Rajesh Sharma as the lazy-looking, mean but sincere cop who interviews the accused Manish Bharadwaj(actor Mohammed Ayyub). Unfortunately, I do not know the lady's name. Good job also by the rest of the acting cast like Neil, Samara Chopra(famous for her NDTV Goodtimes Yoga shows) and the beautiful Myra(as Jessica).

The music by Amit Trivedi and lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya fits right into the story. Final word, this film makes you think.For example , what had you done had you been in the prime witness Vikram's place."Mujhe ek Crore rupaiya nahi chahiye par ek goli bhi nahin khani" Isn't this the mentality of almost every middle-class citizen of India ? .

Any negative aspects? YES.The death scene of Jessica could have struck a chord with the audience but it really didn't. It looked like any other movie murder moments. Probably one or two of Vidya's emotional scenes which weren't as effective as I expected and also some typical filmi expressions of Rani.

It may or may not be entertaining BUT the movie has quite effectively spread a message that public participation in any worthwhile cause can create miracles, and make impossible to possible.

So, Finally m giving Rajkumar Gupta's "No One Killed Jessica" 4 on5 and 2-great Thumps Up..Worth every penny of your ticket...\m/ \m/.