Neelam Krishnamoorthy

Trial By Fire Review: The impact is enhanced manifold by a performance of stupendous power from Rajshri Deshpande as Neelam Krishnamoorthy, who has been at the forefront of the campaign to prevent the misuse of power.

Ahead of its January 13 debut, Netflix has dropped a trailer for its Abhay Deol-led limited series, Trial by Fire. Inspired by the bestselling book “Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy” by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, the series chronicles their 24-year-long legal battle to ensure justice for all the affected familie...

"Trial by Fire", a limited series based on the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire in Delhi which claimed 59 lives, is the next Indian original series from Netflix. It will start streaming from January 13, 2023.

"The Supreme Court delivers justice only when there is a public outrage or a media campaign", a despondent Neelam Krishnamoorthy said as the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the curative petition filed by an association of the victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case, sparing the Ansal brothers further jail term.

In a relief to real estate giants Ansal brothers -- Sushil and Gopal, the Supreme Court today declined a plea challenging the Delhi High Court order quashing the criminal proceedings against them for allegedly threatening the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy chairperson Neelam Krishnamoorthy and her husband.

I have been robbed of my only hope to find justice for the killing of my children Ujjwal and Unnati who had perished in the fire at Uphaar Cinema in 1997.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has promised to check whether he can reject the Rs 60 crore that builders Gopal and Sushil Ansal have been asked to pay as fine by the Supreme Court in the Uphaar case, the mother of two children who died in the devastating fire at the south Delhi cinema, has said.

A grieving mother who spearheaded the Uphaar victims' fight for justice has met Congress President Sonia Gandhi, then law minister Veerappa Moily and is now waiting to meet the current law minister, Sadananda Gowda. Her plea: Don't let what happened to my children happen to others.

"I spent 13 years with my son and 17 (years) with my daughter, but in this case I've spent 18 long years to get justice for my children," says Neelam Krishnamoorthy, her voice choking with emotion.

It was in March last year that the conviction of businessmen Sushil and Gopal Ansal was upheld by the Supreme Court for criminal negligence leading to the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy which killed 59 people and injured hundred others in 1997.

The kin of Uphaar cinema tragedy victims on Friday appealed to the government to bring in a new legislation which would expeditiously deal with "man made" disasters pending for more than five years.

That tragic day Friday 13th June 1997, started normally. Unnati and Ujjwal were very excited about seeing the much awaited and controversial new movie, Border. Excited as always, they kissed me and said that they would be back home by 7.30 pm. I had got them seats especially on the balcony so that they could watch the film comfortably. Little did I...

Sixteen years after the tragic Uphaar cinema fire in Delhi, the kin of the 59 killed on that faithful day said they "feel cheated" with several offshoots of their legal battle still pending in various courts.

Trial By Fire Review: The impact is enhanced manifold by a performance of stupendous power from Rajshri Deshpande as Neelam Krishnamoorthy, who has been at the forefront of the campaign to prevent the misuse of power.

Ahead of its January 13 debut, Netflix has dropped a trailer for its Abhay Deol-led limited series, Trial by Fire. Inspired by the bestselling book “Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy” by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, the series chronicles their 24-year-long legal battle to ensure justice for all the affected familie...

"Trial by Fire", a limited series based on the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire in Delhi which claimed 59 lives, is the next Indian original series from Netflix. It will start streaming from January 13, 2023.

"The Supreme Court delivers justice only when there is a public outrage or a media campaign", a despondent Neelam Krishnamoorthy said as the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the curative petition filed by an association of the victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy case, sparing the Ansal brothers further jail term.

In a relief to real estate giants Ansal brothers -- Sushil and Gopal, the Supreme Court today declined a plea challenging the Delhi High Court order quashing the criminal proceedings against them for allegedly threatening the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy chairperson Neelam Krishnamoorthy and her husband.

I have been robbed of my only hope to find justice for the killing of my children Ujjwal and Unnati who had perished in the fire at Uphaar Cinema in 1997.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has promised to check whether he can reject the Rs 60 crore that builders Gopal and Sushil Ansal have been asked to pay as fine by the Supreme Court in the Uphaar case, the mother of two children who died in the devastating fire at the south Delhi cinema, has said.

A grieving mother who spearheaded the Uphaar victims' fight for justice has met Congress President Sonia Gandhi, then law minister Veerappa Moily and is now waiting to meet the current law minister, Sadananda Gowda. Her plea: Don't let what happened to my children happen to others.

"I spent 13 years with my son and 17 (years) with my daughter, but in this case I've spent 18 long years to get justice for my children," says Neelam Krishnamoorthy, her voice choking with emotion.

It was in March last year that the conviction of businessmen Sushil and Gopal Ansal was upheld by the Supreme Court for criminal negligence leading to the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy which killed 59 people and injured hundred others in 1997.

The kin of Uphaar cinema tragedy victims on Friday appealed to the government to bring in a new legislation which would expeditiously deal with "man made" disasters pending for more than five years.

That tragic day Friday 13th June 1997, started normally. Unnati and Ujjwal were very excited about seeing the much awaited and controversial new movie, Border. Excited as always, they kissed me and said that they would be back home by 7.30 pm. I had got them seats especially on the balcony so that they could watch the film comfortably. Little did I...

Sixteen years after the tragic Uphaar cinema fire in Delhi, the kin of the 59 killed on that faithful day said they "feel cheated" with several offshoots of their legal battle still pending in various courts.