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Mar 16, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) Many people vividly remember the high-profile crime and subsequent trial for the 1999 murder of the stunningly beautiful Jessica Lall - a model from Delhi - who was shot dead while serving drinks in a high-society party. The trigger was pulled openly in front of many witnesses by Manu Sharma, son of powerful and wealthy Haryana politician Vinod Sharma. In a stunning setback to the prosecution and a decision that dumbfounded Indians, raising questions of the extent of corruption caused by money and power-politics, Manu Sharma was declared innocent by a court in 2006.

Under relentless pressure and mounting criticism, the case was taken by the prosecution to the higher-level Delhi High Court. Remarkably, the High Court found the judgement of the lower court untenable, and also found Manu Sharma guilty as charged of murdering Jessica Lall. Manu Sharma is subsequently serving life.

At 2 AM in the fateful night, a thoroughly drunk Manu Sharma asked Jessica for another drink, and also offered a thousand bucks for her more personal services. Jessica refused both, and in the style of Danny DeVitto in The Goodfellas, Manu shot Jessica.

Directed by Rajkumar Gupta and produced by UTV Motion Pictures, the film No One Killed Jessica features Rani Mukherjee as a journalist who revives the Jessica Lal case and Vidya Balan plays Sabrina Lall, Jessica's sister.

Shooting started in Mid-February and the film would be shot in New Delhi. According to reports, the No One Killed Jessica will have a release date in December 2010.

Watch the free video news online below - Rajkumar Gupta is reportedly looking for a heroine to play the role of Jessica, since neither Rani nor Vidya want to play that role.

March 16, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) She was cursed, he was her blessing. The upcoming Indian Bollywood Hindi movie SHAAPIT (Shapit) is a story of a girl who is trapped in a generational curse, which does not allow her love & marriage and her lover who vows to conquer this curse to have her. The word Shaapit itself means "accursed".

Shaapit has a release date of March 19, 2010. The star cast includes Aditya Narayan and Shweta Agarwal as the lead pair. Shaapit is directed by Vikram Bhatt, who has delivered successful films like 1920 featuring a popular soundtrack (buy OST) by Adnan Sami and Aetbaar (DVD) starring Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Ali Asghar and more.

Shaapit - The Cursed is the third and final part of Vikram Bhatt's Horror Trilogy.

Watch the promo-preview trailer of Shaapit online free via You Tube on ASA Production's channel.

Directed by Karunakaran and produced by B V S N Prasad, Telugu romantic movie "Darling" has star cast of Prabhas and Kajal in lead roles with Prabhu, Shraddha Das, Ahuti Prasad and others. The music director is G V Prakash Kumar.

Prabhas Raju Uppalapati, nephew of Krishnam Raju Uppalapati, is considered the most handsome Telugu hero by most contemporary Tollywood film lovers. His role in Billa (2009) [Billa (Telugu) Blu-Ray DVD] inspired by the Bollywood blockbuster DON co-starring Tollywood heroines Anushka Shetty and Namitha was a hit with his audience.

Actress Kajal Aggarwal rose into prominence with her acclaimed role in the superhit Magadheera [Magadheera Telugu DVD (2 Disc Edition)].

Watch a promo news video on upcoming Telugu movie Darling free via You tube online:

Mar 16, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) “The Green Warriors of Chandi’s Fortress”, a zero-budget film shot on recycled tapes using a handy cam about an environmental campaign of Chandigarh, will form part of international “Green Lifestyle Film Festival” in University of California—Los Angeles (USA) from March 19-21.
 
Made by Dr. Gaurav Chabra with one-man crew, this film claimed to save the city’s natural heritage from administration’s “insensitive” plans. “This film is a testament of how powerful a small band of people can be…”, its description says.

Mar 16, 2010 (Washington Bangla Radio) The acclaimed choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan is making an Indian Bollywood Hindi movie titled TEES MAAR KHAN starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. The film is billed as an action-adventure-comedy. The star cast also includes Akshay Khanna.

The two films so far from Farah Khan - Main Hoon Na (DVD) with Shahrukh Khan-Sushmita Sen, and Om Shanti Om (Blu-Ray) starring Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone - turned out to be blockbusters. Indian Cinema lovers are expecting nothing less from Farah's third directorial venture.