While the film is part-fiction, part-fact, we trace the who's who in this shocking case - and the actors who play them on screen.
Jessica Lall
34-year old model and celebrity bartender at socialite Bina Ramani's restaurant Tamarind Court, in south Delhi, was shot dead by Manu Sharma, son of Congress leader Venod Sharma on April 29, 1999. Her crime? She refused Sharma a drink.
Reel version: Jessica Lall, played by Myra Karn
Sabrina Lall: Sister of Jessica Lall, who fought for justice in the case for many years. She has hailed the Supreme Court's judgment upholding life imprisonment awarded to Manu Sharma by the Delhi High Court in December 2006.
Reel version: Sabrina, played by Vidya Balan
Manu Sharma alias Siddharth Vashisht: The 24-year-old son of former Union minister Venod Sharma. Manu Sharma was found guilty of having murdered Jessica Lall.
On December 20, 2006, Manu Sharma was awarded life imprisonment.
He is now imprisoned in the Tihar Jail.
Reel Version: Manish Bharadwaj, played by Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Chronology of Jessica Lall murder case
