Overview
A small-time lawyer takes on a powerful adversary in a high-stakes legal battle.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- satirical
- indignant
- social commentary night
- bollywood movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining courtroom drama whose humor supports an effective critique of corruption, class privilege, and unequal access to justice.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jolly confronts the advantages enjoyed by industrialist Rahul Dewan and his elite legal defense while pursuing justice for the less powerful.
The courtroom conflict uses comic exchanges and plot turns to criticize corruption and the legal system's susceptibility to influence.
Small-time lawyer Jolly treats the celebrated Rajpal as an idol before opposing him in the hit-and-run case.
The case develops through plot twirls and competing legal positions as Jolly's challenge contests the established version of events.
Films like Jolly LLB, and why
jolly llb 2
courtroom comedy-drama combining an underdog lawyer, social inequality, and satirical criticism of legal institutions
section 375
indian courtroom drama centered on justice, corruption, and a determined legal outsider
pink
socially conscious courtroom drama using legal conflict to expose institutional injustice and class power
Movie Details
- Director
- Subhash Kapoor
- Release Date
- 2013-03-15
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (150)
Cast
- Arshad Warsi
- Boman Irani
- Saurabh Shukla
- Amrita Rao
- Harsh Chhaya
- Manoj Pahwa
- Ramesh Deo
- Sanjay Mishra
- Mohan Kapur
- Mohan Agashe
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Eros Now Select Apple TV channel
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jolly LLB about?
- A cheeky Delhi lawyer takes on an elite courtroom opponent to make justice answerable to the common person.
- What is Jolly LLB like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jolly LLB as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jolly LLB violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Jolly LLB as mild.
- What did critics think of Jolly LLB?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining courtroom drama whose humor supports an effective critique of corruption, class privilege, and unequal access to justice.
- Which films are like Jolly LLB?
- Films with a similar feel include jolly llb 2, section 375, and pink.
- How long is Jolly LLB?
- Jolly LLB runs 135 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jolly LLB?
- In United States, Jolly LLB streams on Eros Now Select Apple TV channel.
