There's
trouble
ahead
for
the
much
talked-about
real-life
drama
No
One
Killed
Jessica.
Rani
Mukherjee's
character
of
an
intrepid
investigative
journalist
chain
smokes
and
mouths
gaalis
non-stop.
In
the
trailer,
Rani's
shocking
use
of
the
term
'g..nd
phat
jaati'
has
been
managed
with
a
beep.
But
if
the
film's
makers
get
down
to
deleting
every
expletive
Rani's
character
utters,
there
would
be
huge
gaps
in
her
dialogue.
According
to
sources,
Rani's
character's
flow
of
profanities
is
so
non-stop
that
if
the
censor
board
decided
to
beep
her
gaalis,
Rani's
dialogue
soundtrack
would
have
more
beeps
than
words.
Laughs
and
protests
director
Rajkumar
Gupta,
"It'
not
that
bad,
really.
You
are
making
it
sound
like
a
non-stop
abuse
binge.
My
film
is
not
that.
But
yes,
Rani's
character
is
very
brutal
and
graphic
in
her
speech.
I
don't
know
if,
as
you
say.
Rani
is
the
same
way
in
real
life.
I
didn't
know
her
before
I
shot
with
her.
But
she
was
thoroughly
professional
in
mouthing
squirmy
words."
While
in
real
life
Rani
Mukherjee
is
very
comfortable
using
the
'F'
word
and
'G'
word
in
English
and
Hindi,
her
co-star
Vidya
Balan
in
No
One
Killed
Jessica
is
not
quite
the
type
who
will
mouth
maa-bahen
galis
at
the
drop
of
an
oath,
no
matter
what
the
provocation.
Not
that
Vidya
is
a
prude.
But
she
does
mind
her
language.
Rani
is
just
the
opposite
and
it
shows
on
screen.
Now
the
question
looming
over
No
One
Killed
Jessica
is,
would
the
censor
board
allow
Rani's
character
to
speak
her
mind
so
graphically?
The
censors
are
known
to
clamp
down
heavily
on
lurid
language
unless
it
is
in
a
Vishal
Bhardwaj
film.
Paradoxically,
Vishal's
rustic
characters
are
allowed
to
mouth
maa-bahen
gaalis.
Jessica
producers
-
UTV
who
co-produced
Bharadwaj's
Kaminey
are
hoping
that
the
same
language
in
an
urban
context
is
permissible.
Says
Rajkumar
Gupta,
"We
voluntarily
beeped
out
Rani's
expletive
in
the
trailer
because
it
was
to
be
screened
on
the
home-viewing
medium.
But
now
when
we
submit
the
film
for
censorship,
we
will
go
with
the
entire
language
content
intact
hoping
the
censor
board
would
see
the
context
and
not
just
the
hard-hitting
nature
of
the
language."
While
Rani
Mukherjee
is
said
to
be
gung-ho
about
the
language,
Vidya
Balan
is
apparently
dreading
how
the
dialogues
would
sound
in
a
pindrop-silent
theatre
with
dolby
sound.
Says
the
director,
"Let's
just
say,
both
Rani
and
Vidya
said
what
they
had
to.
They
were
thorough
professionals."
Another
area
of
discomfort
for
this
controversial
film
would
be
the
legal
ramifications
of
showing
real-life
people,
particularly
the
hostile
witnesses
in
the
real-life
Jessica
Lal
murder
case.
Apparently,
some
of
the
key
witnesses
are
already
inquiring
about
the
content
and
getting
ready
for
legal
action.
Says
Rajkumar
Gupta,
"We're
ready
for
any
eventuality.
I
made
the
film
the
way
I
wanted
to
as
a
mix
of
realism
and
cinematic
entertainment.
No
One
Killed
Jessica
is
not
a
documentary
on
the
Jessica
Lal
case.
But
it
is
about
her
sister's
fight
for
justice.
And
if
the
real-life
characters
recognize
themselves
they
are
welcome
to
react
how
they
want."
Or
else
Rani
will
let
loose
a
volley
of
the
choicest.
Laughs
Gupta,
"We
are
hoping
for
a
U/A
(parental
guidance)
certificate.
But
even
if
we
get
an
Adults
certificate
we're
okay
with
it."