No One Killed Jessica

In No One Killed Jessica (2011), a true-crime tale of a woman searching for her sister’s killer, Balan and costar Rani Mukerji proved that a film without a male lead could be a commercial success.

…debuts; an investigative reporter in No One Killed Jessica (2011), based on the 1999 murder of Indian model Jessica Lall; a grieving mother in Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012; “Search”), costarring Aamir Khan; a police officer hunting down a gang of child traffickers in Mardaani (2014; “Masculinity”); and a…