Watched this brilliant movie yesterday which is an adaptation of the 1957 Hollywood movie "12 Angry Men".. I had watched this movie long back as a kid when doordarshan was the only channel around and maintained high standards... It remained in my memory as a faded image and over the years I tried to locate the movie and add it to my collection.. However, as I could not remember the name and also the fact that google did not helped in this matter greatly either, the wish remained an unfulfilled one
The story revolves around 12 jury members who have been given the task of arriving at a a unanimous decision regrading a boy who is accused of murdering his own father... The cast included some of the stalwarts from the parallel cinema and T.V of those days... The setting was one room in the court premises where all the drama unfolded...
The story kicks off with 11 out of 12 jury member declaring their verdict against the accused... Only K.K Raina, playing as Juror 8, felt that the boy might be Innocent.. What unfolds after that is a treat to watch.. As you savour each and every moment of the drama unfold, one but could not help one's self from getting involved in the whole process mentally... 30 minutes in to the movie, you feel as part of the jurors and peak and wane as they do... Its a gripping and almost taut storyline that keeps one at the edge of the seat...
The cast include such stalwart of Hindi parallel movie like Pankaj Kapoor who as the ever bilious, angry and heartless old man makes you to hate him with all you have..... Anu Kapoor (who I could not even recognise till the end of the film) as the trembling and fumbling septuagenarian... S.M Zaheer as the quintessential gentleman and intellectual who lives up to his image... The film is out and out winner and a must watch for every body...
The movie is made by Basu Chaterjee who made widely loved and remembered comedy like , Khatta Meetha, Chhoti Si Baat, & Baton Baton Mein... only to name a few.... In this movie he has put all his creative energy and talent in ensuring a gripping tale is told to the audience in a restrained way which adds magic to the whole saga...
Watch it for some superb acting and storyline... Its again a good case study for B-Schools on people to people interaction and how to win people over.... Watch it with somebody who share your enthusiasm of such tale... Highly recommended...
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