Top 10 Bollywood Court Room Dramas

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The recent release from the brilliant lens of Shoojit Sircar Shoojit Sircar is an Indian film producer and dire >> Read More... has the second half dedicated entirely to the court room. Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... plays a lawyer for three women desperately seeking justice against their molesters. The movie is not only gripping but also informative. Bits like “you can obtain a bail in a case of minors and women, even for non-bailable offences” make you wonder how many times you have missed it in other movies. Performances par excellence by Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu is an actress and model of Indian or >> Read More... , Kirti Kulhari She is an India film star Born May 30, 1985 in Mum >> Read More... , Andrea Taring, Piyush Mishra Piyush Mishra is an Indian film actor, singer, com >> Read More... and Angad Bedi Angad Singh Bedi is an Indian actor and model. He >> Read More... , all make it worth your time and popcorn!

2. Damini

Tareekh pe tareekh! Yes, that dialogue belonged to this movie. Damini is a movie about the struggles of a righteous woman fighting against not just a corrupt system, but her family too, to deliver justice to a rape victim. She is supported in her struggle by a lawyer, played by Sunny Deol Sunny Deol is a film actor, director and producer. >> Read More... . The dialogue delivery and the less-lawyer-more-messianic prowess of the actor sailed the larger than life message to its shore.

3. OMG - Oh My God!

Honestly, there are not a lot of movies that can boast about a court case like this one. Paresh Rawal The Padma Shri award winner who shot to fame with >> Read More... , an angry helpless victim of a natural disaster, is rendered homeless due to an earthquake in his city. Since earthquakes are ‘acts of God’, the atheist that he is, he decides to sue God! And he drags all religions and their believers to his court room proceedings. With satirical undertones and a logical spine, the body of the script holds its might, and in the end, by the time Rawal wraps up his concluding statement, the audiences know there’s closure.

4. Jolly LLB

This one is not like the other run-of-mill court room dramas. Jolly LLB is, in essence, a light-hearted movie that has courts and its proceedings in its heart. Arshad Warsi Arshad Warsi is most popular for his role as Circu >> Read More... plays Jolly, a new lawyer who takes up a case way too taxing than he realises. In his quest for truth and a desire to not stray from his morals, Warsi takes his audiences on a journey of sarcastic comedy.

5. Aitraaz Click to look into! >> Read More...

The movie that officially launched Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... in the big leagues, Aitraaz is a story of lust and power. Fighting for her husband’s modesty that has been outraged by his powerful ex-girlfriend, Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor is a super hit actress working in I >> Read More... plays a faithful lawyer wife. The movie in fact, had more lawyers than supporting characters. This movie is all about actors, outshining each other with their acting talents.

6. No One Killed Jessica

The movie is based not only on a true incident but it also derives its narrative from actual newspaper headlines and reports. The title itself was a headline of a popular national newspaper. A woman is shot point blank with 300 people watching, and no one comes forward to report the incident because the perpetrator of the crime is a powerful man. The movie follows the life of Sabrina Lal Bio coming soon... >> Read More... (played by Vidya Balan Vidya Balan is an award winning Bollywood actress >> Read More... ) who fights a long court battle to get justice for her dead sister.

7. Kyo Kii… Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta

If Jolly LLB didn’t seem light enough for you, this one is sure to tickle your funny bone. ‘ Govinda Govinda is a popular Bollywood star who is known f >> Read More... ’, a small-time lawyer, comes to the big city with bigger dreams. In his greed for a better future, he starts working for a goon and the events that follow are typically Govinda kind of funny. The movie takes on court rooms day by day and case after case, without dulling it out for the viewers.

8. Ek Ruka Hua Faisla

This Indian adaptation of ‘12 Angry Men’ had the mightiest of industry actors working together. The movie boasts of names like Pankaj Kapur Pankaj Kapur is a prominent Indian actor and direc >> Read More... , Om Puri Om Rajesh Puri is one of the widely noted senior a >> Read More... , Annu Kapoor Annu Kapoor or born as AnilKapoor, is an Indian mo >> Read More... and K.K. Riana, to name a few. The movie is set in the pre-1960 India when jury system still prevailed. Since India does not have this system of justice delivery anymore, it is difficult to connect to it. But that also happens to be its biggest appeal. The group processes and the persuasion tactics involved in reaching to a unanimous decision and the kind of weight it carried are impeccably portrayed by the actors.

9. Rustom Click to look into! >> Read More...

This one is for all Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967 and hi >> Read More... fans. The movie is based on true events where Akshay plays a celebrated Navy officer who shoots his wife’s lover and turns himself in. He then goes on to defend himself and explain his actions in the light of self-defence. The movie plays out day by day in the life of this officer who lives in jail and practices on his own for his courtroom deliveries. Trivia: It was post this case that the jury system was abolished as a way of delivering justice in India.

10. Jazbaa Click to look into! >> Read More...

This was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress >> Read More... ’s come-back movie. She plays a desperate mother whose daughter is held for ransom by a top shot goon to make her defend a killer in court. The movie follows the life of this mother who embarks on a journey to save her daughter.