No One Killed Jessica
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| Directed by | Raj Kumar Gupta |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Written by | Raj Kumar Gupta |
| Based on | Murder of Jessica Lal incident |
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Rani Mukerji Vidya Balan |
| Narrated by | Rani Mukerji |
| Music by | Amit Trivedi |
| Cinematography | Anay Goswamy |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
| Distributed by | UTV Spotboy |
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136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi / English |
| Budget | ₹90 million (US$1.3 million) |
| Box office | ₹580 million (US$8.6 million) |
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| Soundtrack album by Amit Trivedi | |
| Released | 1 December 2010 |
| Recorded | Saregama |
| Label | Saregama |
No One Killed Jessica is a 2011 Indian biographical thriller film starring Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan, produced by UTV Spotboy and directed by Rajkumar Gupta. This film is based on the Jessica Lal murder case.
The score was composed by Amit Trivedi, who worked on the soundtrack for Dev D (2009). The character of Jessica’s older sister, Sabrina Lal, is played by Vidya Balan, and the character of the news reporter following the story is played by Rani Mukerji. Upon release, the film garnered positive critical reviews and enjoyed a successful outing at the box office.
No One Killed Jessica received four nominations at the 57th Filmfare Awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress; it won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Rani Mukerji's performance.
The film, set in New Delhi, was inspired by the true story of the controversial Jessica Lal murder case. The director explained that the title was inspired by a 2006 headline of a news story that ran when the accused killer in an infamous murder case was acquitted by a trial court. The events and the subsequent media coverage sparked nationwide protests, resulting in an appeal and re-opening of the murder case and the subsequent sentencing of the killer.
No One Killed Jessica is based on the true story of Jessica Lal, a Delhi-based model and restaurant worker who was shot in 1999 at a New Delhi restaurant by Siddharth Vashisht, better known as Manu Sharma. The killer was the son of the wealthy, influential and intimidating Haryana politician, Venod Sharma, a close aide of the chief minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
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