When our favourite films send us to the gallows

With the Supreme Court pronouncing death for Yakub Memon over his involvement in the 1993 bombings that took place in Mumbai, then Bombay, there's been a lot of conversation over the fairness of the judgment. No matter what side of the fence you stand on, there's no denying that it's the end of a long journey for Yakub. And one that, perhaps he's glad is coming to an end. Having been arrested way back in 2007, over multiple trials and hearings, he had been sitting in jail waiting for the final judgment,  preparing himself for the eventual, almost inevitable, pronouncement. With his fate now finally sealed, ironically, he can now see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Death-row stories have time-and-again found favour with the entertainment world. Not surprisingly, audiences have lapped up these stories with aplomb. It may be difficult to imagine ourselves in the shoes of those people but these movies come as close to reality as a film probably can. Read more here.