No One Killed Jessica

No One Killed Jessica (2011)

The true story of model Jessica Lall who was shot dead in a restaurant and the campaign to bring her killer to justice.

Date of release
2011-01-07
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (95)
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Raj Kumar Gupta

Casting

Interesting facts

No One Killed Jessica is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film written and directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. It stars Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji. Based on the Jessica Lal murder case, the film revolves around a bartender who dies after being shot by a politician's son and her sister, Sabirina's struggle to find justice for her death.

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. The next year, he met Jessica's sister, Sabrina, to ask some additional information about the case.

After Kareena Kapoor refused to play one of the lead role, in January 2010, Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan were cast to replace her. 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".

Produced on a budget of ₹90 million (US$930,000), 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.

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