Top 10 Courtroom Drama Movies
                     Top 10 Courtroom Drama Movies
1. Jolly LLB
• The Arshad Warsi-starrer sleeper-hit traces the 
drama in lower courts. Warsi, as an underdog 
lawyer, takes on a rich brat who had run over 
pavement dwellers after driving under the 
influence of alcohol.
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2. Shahid
• Rajkumar Rao and Hansal Mehta made a strong mark 
with their national ward winning film that traced the 
real life story of Shahid Azmi, who was arrested on 
allegations of conspiring against the state in 1994. 
While serving his term in jail, Shahid studied law, and 
later, after coming out of jail, he went on to defend 
people accused of terrorism and got 17 acquittals for 
his clients.
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3. Damini
• The ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ scene in Damini is the most 
iconic courtroom scene from Bollywood. While 
everything from Meenakshi Sheshadri’s electric 
performance, Amrish Puri’s antics as the wicked 
defence lawyer and Rishi Kapoor’s passionate lover 
was memorable, Sunny’s arguments on ‘court dates’ 
eventually turned it into an epic scene that is often 
recreated.
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4. Pink
• Amitabh Bachchan played a lawyer in this Taapsee 
Pannu starrer Pink that impressed critics and fans 
alike. This film is about pretension, ego, the false 
sense of male superiority and skewed ideas of perfect 
womanhood. But if there was one moment that really 
stood out, it was the one where Kirti Kulhari admits to 
something the group of girls did not do, something 
that is considered a taboo in our society. 
5. OMG – Oh My God!
• When Akshay Kumar donned the role of Krishna, 
the god, little did we know that it would turn out 
to be a case where a man fights gods in court and 
sues them under the section, Act of God. The 
intriguing tale that took digs at blind faith and 
self-appointed godmen, changed the way we think 
about religion
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6. No One Killed Jessica
• This movie is based on the real life story Jessica, a 
young attractive model and part-time bartender was 
shot dead at a celebrity party. The controversial 
Jessica Lal murder case is portrayed with elegant 
thriller and dark truth of the society. Rani Mukherjee 
plays a news reporter, whereas Vidya Balan plays 
Jessica’s sister Sabrina. The film follows the murder 
case trial and Sabrina’s fight for justice.
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7. Shaurya
• A remake of the Hollywood classic A Few Good 
Men, Samar Khan’s Shaurya is another not-so-
Bollywood film that deserves to be on this list for 
its sheer honesty and powerful performances. Kay 
Kay Menon perhaps found one of his best 
monologues in the movie’s climax
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8. Aitraaz
• Starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and 
Priyanka Chopra, Aitraaz’s courtroom sequence 
was one of the most uplifting ones in Bollywood. 
Kareena, the wife, fights for her husband who 
accuses his boss (Priyanka) of sexual harassment.
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9. Meri Jung
• This Subhash Ghai’s 1985 flick feature Anil Kapoor as 
the lead character, where it illustrates a story of  a 
man who becomes lawyer to avenge his father’s 
death. The script got some excellent scenes involving 
a trial full of twists. From the court proceedings to the 
witness, this movie is an epic example of an ideal 
courtroom drama.
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10. Court
• This movie is inspired by a case against activist-
ballad singer Jeetan Marandi for his so-called links 
with Left-wing extremists. This project is about an 
abetment of suicide case against Lok Shahir Narayan 
Kamble in a lower court in Mumbai. The brutal face of 
the legal harassment has been portrayed with 
perfection. This film was applauded by overseas 
audiences also.
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