

A blunt, abrasive and yet oddly compassionate Jagdishwar Mishra aka Jolly, a small-time struggling lawyer who moves from Kanpur to the city of Nawabs to pursue his dream of becoming a big-time lawyer.
Acting
Saurabh Shukla steals every scene as the exasperated judge.
Writing
Courtroom banter that actually lands in Hindi.
Production
Lucknow's decaying grandeur as character.

Director
Subhash Kapoor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sequel in name only—Akshay Kumar replaced Arshad Warsi from the 2013 original, sparking fan debates about which Jolly reigns supreme.
The film's fictional 'Peepli Live'-style media circus mirrors real Indian trials-by-television, particularly the 2006 BMW hit-and-run case it loosely references.
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