एक रुका हुआ फैसला Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (Hindi)

Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Produced by: Basu Chatterjee
Written by: Screenplay: Ranjit Kapur and Basu Chatterjee
Dialogue: Ranjit Kapur
Music by: Basu Chakravarti
Cinematography: Ajay Prabhakar
Edited by: Kamal A. Sehgal
Release dates: 1986
Running time: 117 min.
Country: India
Language: Hindi
Starring:
Deepak Qazir Kejriwal as Juror #1
Amitabh Srivastav as Juror #2
Pankaj Kapur as Juror No. 3
S. M. Zaheer as Juror No. 4
Subhash Udgata as Juror No. 5
Hemant Mishra as Juror No. 6
M. K. Raina as Juror No. 7
K.K. Raina as Juror No. 8
Annu Kapoor as Juror No. 9
Subbiraj as Juror No. 10
Shailendra Goel as Juror No. 11
Aziz Qureshi as Juror No. 12
C. D. Sindhu as Gatekeeper

The Hindi remake of Sidney Lumet’s ‘12 Angry Men’, the film follows 12 members of a jury who gather in an enclosed room to deliberate their decision on a charge of murder against a young man who has been accused of killing his father. Except the film’s protagonist, everyone is convinced of the young man’s guilt. The protagonist goes on to convince everyone of the possible innocence of the young man.

The film’s greatest triumph is to depict how personal prejudices and biases often affect our decision making. The protagonist’s stand against all odds is inspiring and reminds us of the great heroic stories we have always heard – only this time, he seems to be on the wrong side. As the film progresses, we understand subjectivity and learn the importance of conversation and debate in the astonishing human ability of factual decision making.