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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Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Superb performances by all especially Pankaj Kapoor and Annu Kapoor!!! The super long scenes are brilliantly directed, shot and delivered perfectly by them..Movie starts in same room and ends up there as well...superb storyline and screenplay...totally enjoyed it..
I have some grave problems with this remake of the classic- "12 Angry Men". 1. Overacting from all quarters. The original had subtle performances from each of the actors acting as jurors. But this movie had excessive had movements, tongue lapping, advancing toward one another to hit, giggles and laughs on cringeworthy jokes, and so on. 2. Departure from logic. In the original, the fact that only one of the jurors was bespectacled turned out to be a pivotal point since he was able to testify that the marks on the nose could only be a product of being bespectacled. Since he was on the guilty 'side' earlier, it proved to be a damning indication to the fact that the evidence against the defendant was lacking in substance. But in this movie, half the jury is bespectacled- which is fine. Fine if they had just omitted one bespectacled juror asking another one if people who have specs sleep with their specs on! Dude- you should know yourself- you have specs too! 3. Jury system in India. Since time immemorial, we have had the judge ruling concept; not the jury decision concept. Factually inaccurate. Copying just for the sake of copying with no customization!
"Ek Ruka Hua Faisla" is strictly watchable for good performances only. Pankaj Kapoor and Anu Kapoor are brilliant and are aptly supported by decent performances by the others.The plot is inspired by a Hollywood movie and has a quite a few flaws... The jury system was not in practise in the 80s (in fact, the Nanavati case in the 60s was the last time the Jury system was used in an Indian court). Plus, as far as my knowledge goes, a 12-to-none verdict is not required to convict or release an accused.However, if you disregard these flaws, this movie is a quite an interesting watch and all the 12 guys are well characterized.
I was watching the NAT GEO special on 100 top movies..and incidentally came to know that "Twelve angry men" was the original. Anyway...Ek Ruka Hua Faisla ..is great movie...Considering the time period in which this movie was adapted ... Acting was too good ....and this movie..also won the best director movie award for BASU... All the character were very close to the real life..and that is the winning point for this movie.All the 12 characters who played as the jury were one of the finest on screen actors and all the Door Darshan period generation know about them......
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