Jolly LLB

{{Infobox film

| name = Jolly LLB

| image = Jolly LLB First Look.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| alt = Theatrical release poster with two leads, an angst looking Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani with the motto of the film We Believe In Justice

| director = Subhash Kapoor

| producer = Fox Star Studios

| writer = Subhash Kapoor

| starring = Arshad Warsi
Boman Irani
Amrita Rao
Saurabh Shukla

| music = Songs:
Krsna Solo
Background Score:
Sanjoy Chowdhury

| cinematography = Anshuman Mahaley

| editing = Sandeep Singh Bajeli

| distributor = Fox Star Studios

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|3|15|}}

| runtime = 128 minutes

| budget = {{INR}}10 crore{{cite news|author1=Surajeet Das Gupta & Urvi Malvania|title=Most profitable films entertain no love for the Rs 100-crore club|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/most-profitable-films-entertain-no-love-for-the-rs-100-crore-club-113112900715_1.html|work=Business Standard|date=30 November 2013|access-date=7 July 2016}}

| gross = {{Estimation}}{{INR}}48.7 crore{{Cite web |title=Jolly LLB Box Office Collection till Now {{!}} Box Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jolly-l-l-b/box-office/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}

}}

Jolly LLB is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language black comedy legal drama film written and directed by Subhash Kapoor and produced by Fox Star Studios. Released on 15 March 2013, the film stars Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Amrita Rao, and Saurabh Shukla and revolves around the early life of Advocate Jagdish Tyagi, also known as Jolly, and focuses on his attempt to earn six innocent labourers their justice and his journey against the monopolistic behavior of the rich and judicial corruption. {{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Arshad-calls-Jolly-LLB-wonderful-experience/Article1-834381.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125063036/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Arshad-calls-Jolly-LLB-wonderful-experience/Article1-834381.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Arshad calls Jolly LLB 'wonderful' experience |work=Hindustan Times|date=2 April 2012|access-date=7 July 2016}}{{cbignore}} The storyline is inspired by the 1999 hit-and-run case of Sanjeev Nanda and a minor reference to the Priyadarshini Mattoo case.

Plot

In 2009, Advocate Jagdish Tyagi, also known as Jolly, is a Delhi-based lawyer living with his sister's husband, Pratap, and is in a relationship with Sandhya. He happens to witness prominent criminal defense lawyer, Advocate Tejinder Rajpal, successfully defend Rahul Dewan, a boy from a high-society family in a sessions court, who has been accused of drunk driving, and causing the deaths of six labourers sleeping on the footpath six months ago. Jolly, desperate for money and fame, decides to pursue the case and files a PIL in the court against Rahul Dewan. Jolly's neighbour, Kaul Saab gifts him his office as a chamber, because Kaul Saab's daughter was raped and murdered by a policeman's son, who was also successfully defended by Rajpal. Kaul Saab takes this to be an opportunity to receive some justice through Jolly.

After initially reprimanding Jolly for his mistakes in filing the PIL and presenting the press reports as evidence, Judge Sunderlal Tripathi warns Jolly to collect some valid evidence before the next hearing. Jolly then runs into Albert Pinto, who claims to have witnessed the accident, but soon learns that he is a lackey of Rajpal and was being used to extract more money from the Dewan family. As part of the deal, Pinto gives Jolly a share of the money and turns hostile in court. However, Sandhya and Kaul Saab chide Jolly for compromising on justice for his greed, provoking him to return the money to Rajpal and challenge him to win the case.

With the help of Pratap, Jolly collects the video footage of the car involved in the accident and presents it to the court. Rajpal counters that the car was driven by the Dewan family's driver and the footage was fake. Jolly refutes it by successfully cross-examining the driver, who finally admits that he had registered a false testimony. Judge Tripathi then orders the police to provide a bodyguard for Jolly after he is manhandled by Rajpal's colleagues. Although Sub-Inspector Satbir Rathi, who is also on Rajpal's payroll, tries to sabotage him, Jolly, with the help of his bodyguard, Constable Haldiram, leaves for Gorakhpur after learning that Sadakant Mishra, a survivor of the accident, stays there.

Jolly, after passing through many hurdles, successfully brings Mishra to the court. Rajpal tries to scuttle proceedings but the hesitant Tripathi overrules him. Mishra reveals the truth of the accident; that night, he and his relatives were sleeping on the footpath when Rahul Dewan drove his Land Cruiser over them, except Mishra. When he saw Mishra witnessing what he did, Rahul Dewan backed his car, hoping to run over him, but instead ran over his leg, resulting in it being amputated. Mishra also states that Rathi had threatened him after the accident and fabricated the investigation, and that he was only allowed to go after he offered his hard-earned money and jewellery for his sister's marriage to Rathi. Mishra also identifies Rahul Dewan as the one who drove the car. After the emotional closing arguments by Rajpal and Jolly, Tripathi directs the police department to suspend Rathi and initiate a criminal inquiry against him, and also declares Rahul Dewan as guilty of the crime and sentences him to seven years of imprisonment. As Jolly walks out receiving praises, Rajpal sits crestfallen over losing a case for the first time.

Cast

The film cast has been listed below:{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2013-03-15 |title=Jolly LLB Cast List {{!}} Jolly LLB Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jolly-l-l-b/cast/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |language=en}}

Arshad Warsi as Advocate Jagdish Tyagi (Jolly)
Boman Irani as Advocate Tejinder Rajpal
Amrita Rao as Sandhya
Saurabh Shukla as Judge Sunderlal Tripathi
Harsh Chhaya as Albert Pinto
Manoj Pahwa as Pratap (Jolly's brother-in-law)
Ramesh Deo as Kaul Saab
Mohan Kapoor as Yograj Dewan (Rahul Dewan's father)
Sanjay Mishra as Guruji
Mohan Agashe as Senior Dewan (Rahul Dewan's grandfather)
Vibha Chibber as Meerut Judge
Sushil Pandey as Sadakant Mishra
Sandeep Bose as Sub-Inspector Satbir Rathi
Rajeev Siddharth as Rahul Dewan
Brijendra Kala as Suresh Vashishth (in opening scene)
Mukund Bhatt as Constable Haldiram
Vijay Gupta as Ramakant Shukla
Vishal O Sharma as Lawyer
Ishtiyak Khan as Vasu (Lawyer from Rohtak)

Production

The story is inspired by the events of the Sanjeev Nanda hit-and-run case of 1999.{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jolly-llb-review-the-films-not-a-bad-way-to-spend-the-evening/379058-47-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317021018/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jolly-llb-review-the-films-not-a-bad-way-to-spend-the-evening/379058-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2013 |title='Jolly LLB' review: The film's not a bad way to spend the evening |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=25 April 2013}}

Release

=Critical reception=

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 stars and said "Jolly LLB is a power-packed courtroom drama. But, most importantly, it celebrates the spirit of the common man seeking justice and impartiality most effectively. Just don't miss this jolly good film!".{{Cite web | title = Jolly L.L.B. Review | last = Adarsh | first = Taran | work = Bollywood Hungama | date = 13 March 2013 | access-date = 2016-07-07 | url = http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/541266 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120625032330/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/541266 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 25 June 2012 }} Anupama Chopra of the Hindustan Times said parts of the film are "laugh-out-loud funny, but underneath the humour is an angry critique of the system, so easily manipulated by the rich and so difficult to penetrate for the poor."{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Jolly-LLB/Article1-1027091.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317043654/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Jolly-LLB/Article1-1027091.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2013|title=Anupama Chopra's review: Jolly LLB -|last=Anupama Chopra|date=15 March 2013|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=25 March 2013}} (slow loading){{cbignore}}

Music

{{Infobox album

| name = Jolly LLB

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Krsna

| cover = Jolly LLB.jpg

| alt =

| released = 22 February 2013

| recorded = 2013

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = 33:40

| label = T-Series

| producer = Krsna

| prev_title = Tanu Weds Manu

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Tamanchey

| next_year = 2013

}}

The music of Jolly LLB was composed by Krsna. Lyrics were penned by Subhash Kapoor and Vayu (for "Jhooth Boliya"). The first song promo, "Mere Toh L Lag Gaye" by Bappi Lahiri, was released on 13 February 2013. In the soundtrack, the song has been cut into two different songs, one titled "Law Lag Gaye" while the other "L Lag Gaye". The second song promo, "Jhooth Boliya" by Kamal Khan was released on 15 February 2013. The full soundtrack was released on 22 February 2013 under the label T-Series. It consists of eight songs.

=Track listing=

{{track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Jhooth Boliya

| extra1 = Kamal Khan

| lyrics1 = Vayu

| length1 = 4:08

| title2 = Daru Peeke Nachna

| extra2 = Mika Singh, Shreya Ghoshal

| length2 = 4:17

| lyrics2 = Subhash Kapoor

| title3 = Ajnabi

| extra3 = Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal

| lyrics3 = Subhash Kapoor

| length3 = 3:55

| title4 = Hans Ki chaal

| extra4 = Kailash Kher

| lyrics4 = Subhash Kapoor

| length4 = 4:22

| title5 = Mere Toh Law Lag Gaye

| extra5 = Bappi Lahiri

| lyrics5 = Subhash Kapoor

| length5 = 4:31

| title6 = Jhooth Boliya

| note6 = remix

| extra6 = Kamal Khan

| lyrics6 = Vayu

| length6 = 3:59

| title7 = Daru Peeke Nachna

| note7 = remix

| extra7 = Mika Singh

| lyrics7 = Subhash Kapoor

| length7 = 3:48

| title8 = Mere Toh L Lag Gaye

| extra8 = Bappi Lahiri

| lyrics8 = Subhash Kapoor

| length8 = 4:30

}}

Awards

; 61st National Film Awards

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi{{cite web |title=61st National Film Awards For 2013 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor: Saurabh Shukla

; 2014 Screen Awards

Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor: Saurabh Shukla

; 59th Filmfare Awards

Kids Choice Awards 2014: Bindass!

favourite song- mere Toh L Lag Gayi (won)
favorite Geet Sensational - jhoot bolliya

Sequel

A sequel, Jolly LLB 2 was released in February 2017,{{Cite web | title = Eager to start Jolly LLB 2: Arshad Warsi | author = IANS | author-link = Indo-Asian News Service | work = India Today | date = 1 November 2014 | access-date = 2016-07-07 | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/eager-to-start-jolly-llb-2-arshad-warsi/1/398671.html}} with Saurabh Shukla, Sanjay Mishra and Brijendra Kala reprising their roles.

Remakes

The film has been remade in Tamil as Manithan (2016) and in Telugu as Sapthagiri LLB (2017).{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhi-stalin-to-remake-jolly-llb-news-tamil-pgmkvvbdghhch.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613070858/http://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhi-stalin-to-remake-jolly-llb-news-tamil-pgmkvvbdghhch.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2015|title = Udhayanidhi Stalin to remake 'Jolly LLB'!|website=Sify }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/saptagiri-llb-says-prosecution-is-prostitution-telugu-news-199968|title = 'Saptagiri LLB' says prosecution is prostitution - Telugu News|date = 4 November 2017}} A sequel, Jolly LLB 2 was released in February 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-akshay-kumar-to-star-in-jolly-llb-2-to-star-opposite-this-actress-for-the-first-time-2231282|title=Akshay Kumar to star in 'Jolly LLB 2'; to star opposite this actress for the first time! |work = Daily News & Analysis|date=2016-07-04|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-05}}