When we walk into the rehearsal for 12 Angry Jurors, actor Rajit Kapoor is busy creating 'reasonable doubt' in the minds of his fellow actors. Now and then, lines escape his nuanced moves; he snaps his fingers for the prompt and lines come from a voice offstage.

For those of us familiar with the classic 1957 Hollywood film, which goes by a similar title — 12 Angry Men — the plot hinges on this critical phrase. A boy has been accused of murdering his abusive father, and the jury is more than ready to convict him, given his lower class status. But, one juror is not convinced. Is his reasonable doubt enough to change ‘guilty’ to ‘not guilty’?