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{{Infobox film
| name = Jolly LLB
| image =
| 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|Krsna]] '''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<ref name="BS">{{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}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}}{{INR}}37 crore<ref name="BS"/>
}}

'''''Jolly LLB''''' is a [[List of Hindi films of 2013|2013]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Hindi]]-language black comedy film written and directed by [[Subhash Kapoor]] and produced by [[Fox Star Studios]]. The film stars [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Boman Irani]], [[Amrita Rao]] and Saurabh Shukla in titular roles along with Manoj Pahwa, Rajeev Siddharth, Sandeep Bose, Harsh Chhaya, [[Mohan Kapoor]], [[Ramesh Deo]] and Sushil Pandey in pivotal roles.<ref name="LLB">{{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}}</ref>{{cbignore}} Released in [[India]] on 15 March 2013, the film is the first installment of the [[Jolly LLB (film series)|''Jolly LLB'' franchise]] and revolves around the early life of lawyer Jolly (Warsi) and focuses on his attempt to earn six innocent deceased laborers their justice and his journey against the monopolistic behaviour of the rich and [[Corruption in India#Judiciary|judicial corruption]]. The storyline is inspired by the 1999 hit-and-run case of Sanjeev Nanda and a minor reference to [[Priyadarshini Mattoo]] case.<ref name=ibn/>

==Plot==
In 2009, Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly ([[Arshad Warsi]]) is a [[Delhi]]-based lawyer living with his brother-in-law Pratap (Manoj Pahwa), and is also in a relationship with Sandhya ([[Amrita Rao]]). He happens to see prominent criminal defense lawyer Tejinder Rajpal ([[Boman Irani]]) successfully defending Rahul Dewan (Rajeev Siddhartha), a boy from a high society family in a sessions court, who is accused of drunkenly driving his Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, causing the death of six labourers sleeping on the footpath five months earlier.

Jolly, desperate to have some money and fame, decides to pursue the case and files a [[Public interest litigation in India|PIL]] in the court against Rahul Dewan. Jolly's neighbor Kaul Saab ([[Ramesh Deo]]), whose daughter was raped and killed by a politician's son defended easily by Rajpal, gifts him his office as a chamber. After initially reprimanding Jolly for his mistakes in filing the PIL and taking the press reports as evidence, Justice Sunderlal Tripathi (Saurabh Shukla) warns Jolly to collect some evidence before the next hearing. Jolly then runs into Albert Pinto (Harsh Chhaya), who claims to have witnessed the accident but soon learns that he is a lackey of Rajpal and was a plan 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 the court. Sandhya and Kaul Saab chide him for compromising on justice for his greed. He returns the money to Rajpal and challenges him to win the case.

With Pratap's help, 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 accepts that he has registered a false statement. Tripathi then orders the police to provide a bodyguard for Jolly after he is manhandled by Rajpal's assistants. Although Sub-Inspector Satbir Rathi (Sandeep Bose), who is also on Rajpal's payroll, tries to sabotage him, Jolly, with the help of his bodyguard Haldiram (Mukund Bhatt), leaves for Gorakhpur after learning that Sadakant Mishra (Sushil Pandey), 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 wedding 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 under Section 304 of the [[Indian Penal Code]]. As Jolly walks out receiving praises, Rajpal sits crestfallen over losing a case for the first time.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Advocate Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly
* [[Boman Irani]] as Advocate Tejinder Rajpal
* [[Amrita Rao]] as Sandhya
* Saurabh Shukla as Justice 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's father)
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Guruji
* Mohan Agashe as Senior Dewan (Rahul's grandfather)
* [[Vibha Chibber]] as Meerut Judge
* Sushil Pandey as Sadakant Mishra
* Sandeep Bose as Sub-Inspector Satbir Rathi
* Rajeev Siddhartha as Rahul Dewan
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Suresh Vashishth (in opening scene)
* Mukund Bhatt as Constable Haldiram (Jolly's bodyguard)
* Vijay Gupta as Ramakant Shukla
* [[Vishal O Sharma]] as Lawyer
* [[Ishtiyak Khan]] as Vasu (Lawyer from Rohtak)
{{colend}}

==Production==
The story is inspired by the events of the [[Sanjeev Nanda]] hit-and-run case of 1999.<ref name=ibn>{{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}}</ref>

==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!".<ref>{{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 }}</ref> [[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." Chopra gave the film three stars, saying that the love angle is clumsy and that Rao "stumbles badly" in a key scene.<ref name="HTreview">{{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)</ref>{{cbignore}}

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jolly LLB
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Krsna Solo|Krsna]]
| cover = Jolly LLB.jpg
| alt =
| released = 22 February 2013
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 33:40
| label = [[T-Series (company)|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 Solo|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 (singer)|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 (singer)|Kamal Khan]]
| length1 = 4:08
| title2 = Daru Peeke Nachna
| extra2 = [[Mika Singh]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Ajnabi
| extra3 = [[Mohit Chauhan]], Shreya Ghoshal
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Hans Ki chaal
| extra4 = [[Kailash Kher]]
| length4 = 4:22
| title5 = Law lag gayi
| extra5 = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = Jhooth Boliya
| note6 = remix
| extra6 = Kamal Khan
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Daru Peeke Nachna
| note7 = remix
| extra7 = Mika Singh
| length7 = 3:48
| title8 = L Lag Gaye 2
| extra8 = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| length8 = 4:30
}}

==Awards==
; [[61st National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]<ref name=diff>{{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 }}</ref>
* [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]]: [[Saurabh Shukla]]<ref name=diff/>
; 2014 Screen Awards
* [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]]: Saurabh Shukla
; [[59th Filmfare Awards]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]]
'''Kids Choice Awards 2014: Bindass!'''
* favourite song- mere Toh L Lag Gayi (won)
* favorite Geet Sensational - jhoot bolliya

==Sequel==
{{main|Jolly LLB 2}}
A sequel, [[Jolly LLB 2]] was released in February 2017,<ref>{{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}}</ref> with Shukla reprising his role.

==Remake==
The film has been remade in Tamil as ''[[Manithan (2016 film)|Manithan]]'' (2016) and in Telugu as ''[[Sapthagiri LLB]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhi-stalin-to-remake-jolly-llb-news-tamil-pgmkvvbdghhch.html|title = Udhayanidhi Stalin to remake 'Jolly LLB'!}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'' was released in February 2017.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2621000}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|jolly-l-l-b|Jolly L.L.B.}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}

{{Subhash Kapoor}}

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