Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)
Twelve male members of a jury gather together in an enclosed room to deliberate their decision on a charge of murder against a young man who has been accused of killing his elderly father. All of the jury, save for one, are convinced of this young man's guilt, and they would like to convince their colleague also to come to the same unanimous decision. But will they be able to convince him to change his verdict? Its a hindi remake of the movie 12 angry men.
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This is an astonishing documentary that will wring your heart while it bends your mind
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
This movie is exceptionally good and all the actors have done a brilliant job. Each role fits with the person. Over all an amazing movie though its a remake. They are so many remakes in Bollywood and this one is exceptional without a doubt.
This doesn't come close to the original but it is a good piece of work nevertheless. Though a very faithful remake, it wasn't quite able to capture the nuances of 12 Angry Men. The cast did a good job overall, but some actors were slightly prone to overacting. What I liked most about this movie was how the director was able to keep the essence of the original but contextualize the story so that the Indian audience would understand and appreciate it.
Twelve jurors - common people with their usual daily problems, emotional swings and their regular habit to stick to what is obvious - are selected to judge a case where very strong evidences are available against the accused. Everything was transparent and vividly clear. The case was supposed to end with common opinion against the accused within no time. But one person was against this common judgment and this is the point where story builds up. This one person make other eleven to change their decision. It is Hindi adoption of 'Twelve Angry Men (1957)' (as far as I feel.)and is equally mastered. It is acclimatized for Indian viewers. Performance of actors touches the pinnacle and it is a recommendable movie.
This is probably the best Hindi remake (The original is a fantastic Sidney Lumet movie, "Twelve angry men" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/)) I've watched. K. K. Raina is no Henry Fonda; but he's done a great job -- as has the rest of the very talented cast; and none more than the brilliant Pankaj Kapoor as the broken-hearted father/juror no 3 (played by Lee J. Cobb in the original) Ironically, what makes it work is the fact that it is such a complete plagiarism; it is guided entirely by Lumet's masterpiece in style and substance. The cast and the crew have done an excellent job with the execution; but they could have probably done it without the director. An interesting artifact of the plagiarism is that we have this movie about a hung jury -- when India doesn't have a jury system at all! Oh well! Given that Bollywood is all about plagiarism anyway; I guess we should be thankful when they occasionally do a good job of it!