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No One Killed Jessica scores big with Rs 22 crores on the opening weekend!

~the biggest opening ever for any film released at the beginning of a new year~

~the biggest opening so far of all other films in this genre~

Mumbai, January 10th, 2011: The much awaited film released at the start of the year 2011, No One Killed Jessica, had a fantastic opening weekend grossing Rs 19 crores at the domestic box office and Rs 3 crores in the overseas market. The film broke all records for any film released during the first week of a new year so far.

In the international markets, the film has broken all trade norms for a female lead, issue based film. In the UK, the weekend gross is USD 130,787; in the Gulf it grossed USD 183,044, taking the per screen average to more than USD 9000; in the US the weekend gross is USD 235,000. Including other territories like Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Singapore and other territories the total overseas weekend gross is Rs. 3 crores.

Directed by Rajkumar Gupta (director of critically acclaimed, Aamir) and produced by UTV Spotboy, the film received a rave response from critics applauding Rani Mukherjee and ’s performances, as a fiery and ambitious media reporter and the understated sibling of Jessica Lall respectively. The contemporary and cutting edge music in the film from the talented was another major highlight of the film, which stirred the audiences in advance of the release.

“No One Killed Jessica is an issue-based story which could very easily have been slotted as another docu-drama, but our strong belief, backed aggressive marketing, wide scale distribution and of course a superbly entertaining film, have resulted in NOKJ emerging both a creative and commercial success", said , CEO, Motion Pictures- UTV.

About UTV Motion Pictures Established in 1995, UTV Motion Pictures has played an active role in pioneering the studio model in the Indian film industry, where it is able to leverage script development, budget and time management and international distribution.

UTV Motion Pictures has emerged as a strong player in Indian and International cinema with the success of movies like BAFTA nominated , , The Namesake, A Wednesday! UTV has co-produced movies like Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa-Akbar, which was the biggest blockbuster of 2008 and M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening which is amongst the top grossers in Hollywood. UTV has also distributed movies like Aamir Khan's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par & his production Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na in the international markets. In the year 2009, UTV produced and distributed successful movies like Dev. D, and and delivered this year’s biggest blockbusters Prakash Jha’s and co-production with Dharma - . With two small films – Udaan and making it big at the box office, the studio house has an equally aggressive slate of movies coming up with Vishal Bharadwaj’s Saat Khoon Maaf, Aneez Bazmi’s Thank You, Anurag Basu’s Barfi, many more.

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Pallavi Deshmukh / Aishwarya Gurjar

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