Sunday, January 9, 2011

Delhi’s Power Killed Jessica

I was curious to see No One Killed Jessica and for good reason too, after all it was one of the most high profile cases in the last decade which involved the high and mighty embroiled in a show of strength trying to make a carcass of justice. I was not disappointed on seeing the film, it is one of the rare occasions that film makers have stuck to the facts, including Jessica’s attire on the night and the entire sequence before the actual hit, with only Rani’s character being a fictitious one

At the start only film makes it clear that D-d-d-dilli is all about power, the one who has more power rules; Jessica’s killing was a show of power after all, she was shot because someone thought she was powerless to refuse a drink, the person who shot her nearly got away because he had more power, people who saw her getting killed saw nothing because they did not have power to tell the truth and public which had nothing to do with Jessica enjoyed the show for after all it was a game of power

In a way the supreme struggle for power was the media campaign following the acquittal verdict itself. There are many more heinous crimes committed everyday in Delhi but none having the glamour and power that Jessica murder had; media surely had a field day in 2006 feeding and intensifying the public outrage after the court verdict. There are many Jessicas killed in Delhi everyday; girls are openly molested, rapes go unreported, school girls are abused – if not the life the soul of many Jessicas are murdered each fucking day of the year, let it be the blistering summers or like the current frozen winters; but none of these common folks had the power and clout that Ramanis, Jethmalani or Amod Kanth had

I doubt if Jessica Lal could have ever got so much publicity in her life as she got after her murder. To be clearer I am no sympathizer of Jessica, after all she was not a saint. Living in a plush bungalow in Safdurjung Extension she was lone earner in her family; any time of day or night she used to be picked and dropped by people known and unknown. Under the garb of high flying party life, many manage to escape from clutches of morality and bask in a life of glitz and glamour; however I do not mean to belittle Jessica or her lifestyle here, after all its her death which made news and not her life

Coming back to the film, it is a good watch even for those who may know little about the case. As for me I will wait for another film coming out after two years: Who Killed Arushi!!

17 comments:

  1. i swear..
    who killed arushi must be there soon,,
    and even i am curious to watch the movie...:)
    like the post ~
    "Under the garb of high flying party life, many manage to escape from clutches of morality and bask in a life of glitz and glamour; however I do not mean to belittle Jessica or her lifestyle here, after all its her death which made news and not her life"

    very true lines..and shot because she couldn't deny a drink.

    sad !

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  2. Hmm...yes i quite agree with u. But the case only makes me feel good abt one thing that at least we still have some hope that ppl cant get away with murder. I know there are a lot more cases to be heard...but at least this is one case where we can say that media played their job well. I hope they do so with more cases...at least justice will not be denied.

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  3. But not matter who she was the justice was deserved. Like Sabrina says in the movie " Jessica was shot because someone thought the value of her life was less than a drink" so unfair. and this is only a good sign that justice still makes way.
    and it is always easy to point of things when it happens with someone else.

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  4. Lifestyle is not the question here, nobody, and by that I mean nobody deserves to die a death coz he/she is doing is job and just coz as the culprit, you can get away with it. The Jessica lal verdict makes you feel that the indian judiciary is still not close to death.

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  5. Dude...what a post man. Ihavent read deeply on Jessica. Yours was a totally different view point. What is Summer 2007?

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  6. YEah Jessica lal's case was cause of all the media hype and offcoure the famous people involved ... and the other who helped the offender..
    It is a pity that as you say there are so many henious crimes being committed in the capital and only a few make the headlines ..

    I was shocked at a report that 4 car borne youth picked a lady in broad daylight and raped her and then threw her out of the car ATROCIOUS... what is the world coming tooo...
    Do these people not have any fear or god or anything in them..

    Looking forward to the ARUSHI movie .. she was another poor soul who did not get justice and looking at it never will .. sad sad

    Bikram's

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  7. I'm looking forward to watch this movie.

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  8. The movie brought forth my disgust in humans :\

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  9. The movie was good. period.
    But I do hope they cath Arushi's killer as well!

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  10. " Living in a plush bungalow in Safdurjung Extension she was lone earner in her family; any time of day or night she used to be picked and dropped by people known and unknown"....
    Lol..looks like you were her neighbor or one among the many who picked her and dropped her..
    And after that u add " I don't mean to belittle Jessica" wtf man?..

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  11. i m havin ma eyes on arushi too, lets see wot happens, jessica case was a terribl slap on evry1 includin us bt thnkfully justice was nt denied

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  12. every victim must get justice for the crime comitted on her/him irespective of their character..

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  13. Waiting for a 'who killed arushi' movie too!

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  14. i agree..

    so many Jessicas being killed/molested/raped daily.. not everyone makes headlines. it's all about power, glamour, high profile page 3

    Arushi's murder might always remain a mystery...sad

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  15. I love this post. Was tempted to say "hear hear!"

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  16. //As for me I will wait for another film coming out after two years: Who Killed Arushi!! //

    will we ever break off films of such genre?? or will it continue for an eternal time.. pathetic, the so called life of a woman is, both rick and poor :(

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