Jolly LLB
Jolly LLB
| 15 March 2013 (USA)
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Wanting to earn fame and fortune, a small time lawyer files a PIL for an infamous hit-and-run, and thus learns what it really is like to be a lawyer.

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Derry Herrera

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

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Sameeha Pugh

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

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Marva-nova

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

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Staci Frederick

Blistering performances.

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Terence Frederick

A very straightforward screenplay on the corruption in Indian court cases. I'm from the southern part of India, yet have I heard a lot on how the witnesses in court are forced and the evidences are manipulated in the north, esp. in the capital city. The film offers a predictable story with a script filled with satirical stuffs mocking Indian court. A sad note on the poor homeless citizens are highlighted too. Saurabh Shukla gives his best at the final court scene where he shouts at a particular attorney and comical slapstick ones too at the initial part. Bomman Irani is as always his best as a senior advocate. The first part of the movie carries too many songs, which I feel were necessary. Imo, a good movie to be watched with the family and children (except two mild violence scenes).

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Suman Shakya

"Jolly LLB" is a satire on Indian courtrooms and lawyers on how the laws are manipulated, evidences tampered, and cases extended in the Indian courts. The film also highlights the difficulties faced by the novice lawyers, who make up makeshift offices in front the law courts. One of such lawyers in the film is Arshad Warsi who fights a case against a highly influential lawyer Rajpal (Boman Irani). The conversations between them and the judge and all the activities they get indulged into brings the essence of the film and gives a satirical outlook to the Indian lawsuits. The courtroom scenes just keep you glued to your seats, and the three main cast Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, and Saurabh Sukla (judge) make the film hilarious most of the time. The specialty of the film is it sticks to its theme and doesn't become much dramatic. Perhaps a very good film on a current situation to come from Bollywood recently.Rating: 3 stars out of 4

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Jolly Singh

I agree with the comments, but Arshad Warsi was the best as shown from Meerut. The problem is with director who was unable to get Arshad into the Character. Everyone knows Arshad Warsi character in "Lage Raho Munna Bhai".The film is a fun watch if you are willing to overlook its minor indulgences and the slow pace of the first half.Jolly LLB's first half meanders a bit, featuring a clumsy 'daaru' song and a Meerut that mysteriously hides - but boy, does its second half hammer things home. With crackling scenes between Jolly versus Rajpal (Irani deadly smooth, like velvet soaked in blood) and Rajpal versus judge Tripathi (Shukla in a brilliant show, hysterically yelling, Gavel kidder-rakha Ha?!", thundering at Rajpal, "Sit down! Yeh Meara court Ha aapka club nahin!"), the action becomes electric. Drama builds as Jolly (Warsi, highly endearing and impressive) finds his voice. Jolly's astonishment at Rajpal's callousness - "Footpath sone ke liye nahin Ha" - Jolly responding, "Footpath gaudy chalane ke liye Bi nahin Ha!", mirrors the aam aadmi's bewilderment and determination to fight.Jolly LLB works because of its bigger point - decency is for all and worth fighting for. Using bittersweet satire and plot twirls, the film shows corruption even used against the corrupt. Despite that weaker first half, this truly becomes a Jolly good show.

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bobbysing

As suggested by the title the film is all about a confused struggling lawyer Jolly, who is still caught in the dilemma that, should a good lawyer fight a case for his own client or for the right justice which should ideally punish the culprit. Frankly, I was expecting a very light kind of comedy featuring Arshad Warsi in the lead, as shown in its promotional campaign on the channels. But it was really a pleasant surprise to see that it was not at all a comedy but a much important film than that, revealing the ugly faces of two primary social security institutions of our country namely The Courts and The Police Stations.So evidently here is another example of a strong film promoted wrongly by the makers with a misleading message, which is sure going to affect its overall performance at the box office in the opening days. However if one forgets this avoidable step taken by the commercial promoters of the film then JOLLY LLB is no doubt, one of the better projects made in this particular genre of Court Room Dramas in Hindi cinema till date, which is bound to pick up fast as the word of mouth spreads.The film starts off casually with the same old cliché elements and an unwanted song but soon gets on track after this initial weak 20 minutes. And the moment it gets on line, JLLB turns into an interesting sarcastic take on the judicial system of our country, giving the viewer a solid shock just before the interval. Further post the break it thankfully gives you some of the best scenes in the recent times on the subject of corruption, greedy lawyers, on-sale policemen, fake witnesses, easy going judges and the common man caught in between these dangerous termites of our society portrayed bluntly.For instance, you must have heard that there is actually an underground bid held on the posting of SHOs in some important police stations of every city in the country. Now JOLLY LLB literally tells you how it is done in its own hilarious take. Plus it also has scenes where an old trembling policeman is appointed as the security guard for Arshad, a judge who calls the reputed lawyer "Sahab" repeatedly and then the so called respectable lawyer who openly says, "Yeh Court Hai, Yahan Kuchh Jaldi Nahin Hota" in front of the same judge, without any respect or hesitation. Eventually such intelligently directed scenes lead to a thoughtfully written climax in the court room itself which forces the viewer to clap for the proceedings on screen just effortlessly.In fact, here the important distinctive plus point of the film is that it doesn't end on that normal routine Courtroom Drama sequence filled with immense tension and suspense. But here since one can easily predict the climax, the director puts in the much needed entertainment factor back in the last 40 minutes which in turn takes the film to a different level altogether. As a result the viewer has a great enjoyable time in its final reels where Arshad is highly emotional, Boman is extremely annoyed and Saurabh Shukla reinstates the spirit of justice back in the court quite impressively. In few words, JOLLY LLB fills you with great enthusiasm as it ends with Arshad winning the case against all odds being the honest representative of the common man.On the flip side, the film does has its flaws in its completely predictable plot line, deliberately inserted love angles, unwanted below average songs and a misguiding promotional campaign. Yet, JOLLY LLB covers all these weak points with its strong merits and emerges as a clear winner in the finale as I felt. Admittedly, at one end the film has a regular kind of background score and cinematography but on the other it has some exceptionally performed acts entertaining you well enough in return of your amount spent on the theater tickets unarguably. Both Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani are simply brilliant as the two opponents fighting in the court, well supported by a superb act from Saurabh Shukla as the judge. And you can easily watch the film for these three fabulous acts put together only, if not for anything else. Plus with the three above mentioned towering acts, JOLLY LLB also has few small gems to offer in its supporting cast which include, Mohan Agashe as the big industrialist,Ramesh Deo as the canteen owner, Manoj Pahwa as the Jeeja, Sandeep Bose as the corrupt cop, Harsh Chhaya as the fake witness, Mohan Kapoor as the father of the ignorant boy and Sanjay Mishra in a cameo as the Police bid organizer. However though it was nice to see Amrita Rao back after a long gap, still she doesn't get anything significant to do in the film as per its theme.Overall, JOLLY LLB has 'a Rajkumar Hirani film' kind of feel which gives you full on entertainment in its content post intermission (which should be taken as a compliment for its director Subhash Kapoor). And since Hindi cinema has not really made many thoughtful entertaining court room dramas in the last few decades, therefore I would like to rate it as a must watch indeed from this particular angle. So do give it a chance and enjoy this powerful enjoyable drama with Arshad, Boman and the impeccable Saurabh Shukla having fun together.

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