3 Walls) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime film written, directed, and co-starred by Nagesh Kukunoor.

Juhi Chawla, Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Grover, and Sujata Mehta form the rest of the cast.

Nagya, a man angry with the whole world, is arrested for murdering his girlfriend too, but he claims that it was an accident where she fell off the sidewalk while they were in the middle of a heated argument.

The post-production was also relatively expensive because of the usage of digital effects and special treatment in shooting prison scenes.

Kukunoor also felt that it was important for them to make the film as per international standards because it will reach the crossover audiences.

In this film, Kukunoor felt it exciting to cast and work with several established actors such as Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah and Juhi Chawla.

[5] Although the character of Ishaan was initially written to be that of a man in his thirties, he could not find a suitable actor during the casting stage.

[4] Shortly thereafter, the prison area was demolished and in a few months a newly constructed hospital was opened for public access.

At a special screening in Mumbai's Sterling Cinema a few days before its commercial release, 800 attendees gave the film a standing ovation.

However it got delayed because the producers took time in trying to coordinate a simultaneous release in Indian and the international markets.

The film competed at the box office with Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, Koi... Mil Gaya, Gangaajal and Pinjar.

Adarsh highlights the scene where Chandrika (played by Chawla) confronts her husband to be the best cinematic sequences of that time.

While applauding Kukunoor for treating the subject with care, Adarsh felt that the film would only attract intelligent audiences who would choose to watch it on a DVD.

In his review, he gives a special mention to Ajayan Vincent's cinematography by saying that the settings looked real.

[13] The review by Rediff.com spoke highly about Kukunoor's strength in dealing with a genre that is not often dealt by Bollywood filmmakers.

However the reviewer, Robert Koehler, felt that the climax of the film was "a desperate, showbiz move to dazzle audiences regardless of how much sense it makes.

"[14] His review also highlights Vincent's cinematography to be a distinguishable asset to Kukunoor's fine filmmaking abilities.