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Budget of 9 crores, mega collection of 104 crores, this film became a blockbuster on the basis of not hero but 2 heroines. | Words of samarpan

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There have been many films in Bollywood which have flopped despite big budget and big star cast. There were some films which set records by making mega collections with low budget. Such films are rarely seen in the film industry, in which the actress has performed well at the box office with the lead role. One such film was released in the year 2011. In this film, there were not heroes but two actresses, due to whose strong performances people were forced to go to the theatres. We are talking about the film ‘No One Killed Jessica’ released in 2011.


The film was based on Jessica Lal murder case



Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan were seen in the film 'No One Killed Jessica'. This was a biographical thriller film, which was based on the real murder case of Jessica Lal. This film was nominated for five Filmfare Awards. Director Rajkumar Gupta won the Best Director award for the film, while Vidya Balan won the Best Actress award.

"No One Killed Jessica" was made with a budget of Rs 8 crores.

No One Killed Jessica was named the 10th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2011. The film had earned Rs 1.3 billion worldwide. Let us tell you, this film, made on a very low budget of Rs 8 crore, had earned Rs 104 crore at the domestic box office, which was no less than a record in itself.