That day of the year.

Another 26/11 has dawned. Kasab is still alive and the 26/11 probe will go on till Sun Tv broadcasts the 1 millionth episode of some serial. Kanimozhi will even get bail, but Kasab will not be hanged, nor will India's elite anti-terror units get what weapons they request for. And we will remember the martyrs who saved our haves staying in the Taj and the Oberoi, and the cops at CST who tried to save our have-nots and Tukaram Omble, who was killed trying to apprehend Kasab.

Mumbai will forever be in fear and Indian media will forever telecast the happenings of 26th November 2008. Petrol prices swell and so do our netas pockets, with no relief to the common man's burden. While prices of essential items in TN have been increased to an extent that Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia's Rs. 32/ day norm looks like a figure that he might have reached if he was planning for India during Shahenshah Akbar's time.

Kolaveri takes the nation by storm but the kolaveri that we actually need here is something that Sharad Pawar was given a taste of. When one politician gets just slapped there is a huge furore and such unity displayed, which sadly is missing when all our money goes waste in the form of parliament sessions - which never take place. Thousands of Indians are starving across the country, while all our MLAs and MPs eat 4 sumptuous meals a day.

When the voting public who voted people to power struggle to get into a bus and reach their shifts on time, our CMs and PM happily stop the traffic to reach their bathrooms to have a nice comfortable shit.


Yet another 26/11 dawns and the aam aadmi is still not sure of whether he will return home to die another day, while no good politicians who have done almost everything to ensure that they live happily till they die are given Z category security - and just because of one slap/slipper. An entire nation clamours for that kind of security from terrorism, corruption, weekly price rises and whatnots that have been imposed on the people. When will we get it?

Another 26/11 will dawn next year and who knows what we might be seeing then?

No One Killed Jessica....

I generally don't write reviews for movies. That job- my good friend Rohit does, you can catch his blog at www.uberreelz.blogspot.com .. but, this one, I'm so compelled to write a review. Sorry Rohit, just this one time mate....

No One Killed Jessica.

Times of India SCREAMED out this headline in 2006 and it was then a storm started. One man shot a bartender in the midst of 300 other celebrity and influential guests at a party and nearly managed to get away scot free.

One absolutely brilliant movie to start the year with. An extremely powerful screenplay combined with a highly pumped up Rani Mukherjee, just nails down the movie to be possibly one of THE BEST movies in recent times.

Vidya Balan plays Sabrina Lall, sister of the bartender Jessica Lall, who was shot dead at a posh party in New Delhi. Her killer- the son of a Haryana politician. The politician dad plays every possible trick to get his son out of this murder case. JUSTICE IS DENIED to Jessica Lall. The lower courts acquit the murderer and his accomplices due to evidences, which were tampered and witnesses who were bribed and threatened to lie in a court of law.

Over 300 witnesses to a killing and not one person comes to be a powerful witness for the prosecution. Due to pressure from the media, who deliver the aam aadmi's voice to The President of India, the case is reopened and finally the murderer is convicted and sentenced to a life in prison.

Rani Mukherjee has blazed through this movie as a firebrand reporter and Vidya Balan has portrayed Sabrina Lall as a strong character. Hats off to the editor, the director and the entire crew. It's not everyday that such a movie comes up on the silver screen. With a special mention to the music director for his "Dilli Dilli" track.

One interesting point to note is, except for Sabrina's family, every other character is fictitious, including Rani Mukherjee's character, which apparently never existed in the real case.

Ok. Movie apart. (ha ha ha... you fell for the movie review bit didn't you?).
1. Political power has ruined so many families in India. Justice has been denied to so many Jessicas. It's time to show that such people are not above the law.
2.The plight of Sabrina and her family following her sister's murder and during the trial has been shown very well in this movie, but isn't that the case of every single family that has been denied justice?
3. One dialogue that has such a great impact on this movie would be "Justice has been denied. You can live with it. I cannot."- Rani Mukherjee speaks that dialogue. If everyone of us feels that way for each of the Jessicas killed, then our judicial system would be far far far better.
4. It all comes down to one word- Corruption. Doesn't it?

No One Killed Jessica-  9.9/10 (No One Is Perfect). One amazing movie. A must watch for all of INDIA.