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Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)
Avoid it
Unfortunately had to sit through this movie many years back. Thought it was one of the best things I'd seen then.
3 years back watched the original 12 Angry Men http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/
After watching 12 Angry Men this movie feels like a truck load of trash. All of the acting is over the top. Not a half decent effort to do any justice to the original.
Pankaj Kapoor thought he was doing a great job with the constant licking his lips. KK Raina was perhaps the worst choice to play Henry Fonda's central role. Anu Kapoor as the old man was perhaps the only saving grace.
Save your money on the rental. Go watch the original.
Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
The master that is Kamal Haasan
I saw this movie about 15 years back as a young kid. A bulk of Indian movies rely on the song dance routine and at that age you really don't care for much else. Nevertheless, I found this movie thoroughly amusing with the comic timing far exceeding anything I'd ever seen. It taught me to laugh at silly things and the most important lesson, to empathize with other people.
Glad to report - 15 years hence, the movie has stood the test of time. It still is a great movie to see on a cold winter morning with a cup of coffee in hand.
The fact that it's the most well known silent movie coming out of Indian cinema does not do enough justice to it.
Pushpak is about a young man(Kamal Haasan) the quintessential underdog facing funny situations and striving to keep a positive outlook and come out with the best he could from each adversity. Kamal Haasan is a master. His performance almost makes you forget you're watching a silent movie. By the end of the movie you end up feeling for the guy.
I give the movie a strong 10/10. Must watch!!