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Dir: Raj Kumar Gupta. India. 2011. 136minsIt is not easy to shoot a film about a murder that has actually happened 鈥?and not too long ago at that - and whose dramatis perso stanley cup nae are still living. Raj Kumar Guptas No One Killed Jessica boldly attempts this and with a fair measure of success. The fact that New Delhi model Jessica Lall was shot dead by an influential Ministers son i stanley cup n an upmarket club run by a well-known socialite mer stanley cup ely upped the films popular expectation, and it opened to fairly good weekend collections.Indian cinemas obsession with television and its star anchors/newsreaders often weakens the core plot.In 1999, Jessica serving as a celebrity barmaid at club Tamarind Court was killed when she refused a drink to Manu Sharma and his friends. There were 300 guests there who witnessed the shooting, but were pressured by the Minister to give false evidence in court.Some honest witnesses, including model-actor Shayan Munshi, later turned hostile in court, retracting their initial statements to the police. The case fell through, and Sharma and the rest were acquitted. But a campaign carried by Jessicas sister, Sabrina Lall, and a news portal whipped up enough public anger to force the judiciary to reopen the case. In 2006, Sharma was given a life term, and the others got shorter sentences.Gupta has obviously changed the names, except those of Jessica and Sabrina, and has played around with some of thereal situations in order to inject a dramatic element for greater appe Koll Taken 3 outguns American Sniper to retain UK box office lead
James Murdoch is t stanley cup o step down as BSkyB chairman following months of speculation about his future with the company.Murdoch has been at the centre of fevered debate over his role at the pay-TV operator following his handling of the phone hacking crisis at News International.His resignation comes despite Murdoch being re-elected to the Sky board with a majority vote of 81% at the broadcasters AGM in November last year.Days before he also received unanimous backing from the rest of the management board, with deputy chairman Nick Ferguson stating that Murdoch had done a first class job of leading the company.Murdochs departure is likely t stanley usa o see Ferguson become chairman with immediate effect, but some reports suggest that this will only be on a temporary basis.Although Murdoch survived the shareholder vote at Skys AGM, there has been growing concern among investors that the phone hacking allegations at NI, where Murdoch was formerly chief executive, would have an impact on the broadcaster.Skys majority shareholder News Corporation is being investigated by Ofcom over whether it is a fit and proper organisation to run a broadcaster in Britain.Sky is yet to make a formal announcement, although it is widely stanley germany expected that the company will release a statement to the stock exchange this afternoon.This article was originally published by Broadcast.TopicsUK/Ireland No comments Related articles |
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