12th Fail Movie Details:
| Movie Name | 12th Fail |
|---|---|
| Based on | Twelfth Fail (novel) by Anurag Pathak |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Dubbed in | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada |
| Genre | Biography, Drama |
| Release Date | October 27, 2023 |
| OTT Release Date | December 29, 2023 (Disney+ Hotstar) |
| Running Time | 2hr 27min |
| Certificate | U |
| Cast | Vikrant Massey Medha Shankar |
| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Written by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra Jaskunwar Kohli |
| Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra Yogesh Ishwar |
| Cinematography by | Randarajan Ramabadran |
| Edited by | Jaskunwar Kohli Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
| Narrated by | Anant V Joshi |
| Production Company | Vinod Chopra Films |
| Distributor | Zee Studios |
| Budget | ₹20 crore |
| Box Office Collection | est. ₹66 crore |
12th Fail Movie Cast and Characters:
- Vikrant Massey as Manoj Kumar Sharma
- Medha Shankar as Shraddha Joshi
- Anant V Joshi as Pritam Pandey
- Anshumaan Pushkar as Gauri Bhaiya
- Priyanshu Chatterjee as DSP Dushyant Singh
- Geeta Aggarwal Sharma as Pushpa Sharma, Manoj’s mother
- Harish Khanna as Ramveer Sharma, Manoj’s father
- Sarita Joshi as Manoj’s grandmother
- Sanjay Bishnoi as Naval
- Vikas Divyakirti as Himself
Storyline:
12th Fail is an incredible, inspiring real-life story of a boy from Chambal who aims to achieve an impossible dream of passing the world’s toughest civil services entrance exam, that of the Union Public Service Commission.
About 12th Fail Movie:
- In November 2022, filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra announced the film, based on the novel Twelfth Fail, by Anurag Pathak.
- The film is inspired by the real life story of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS Officer Shraddha Joshi.
- In November 2022, Chopra announced that actor Vikrant Massey will play the lead, marking their first collaboration. Many real life
- This film went through an extensive casting process. At least 35+ actors were tested for every one of the chief characters – Shraddha Joshi, Pritam Pandey, Gauri Bhaiya, Ranveer, Pushpa, Dadi. The only character for which only one actor was tested was Manoj.
- UPSC aspirants were cast in various roles. According to Massey, it added “authenticity” to the film.
- Vikrant Massey did not apply makeup to achieve his village look – he spent weeks in the village and sunbathed in a vest every day to tan his skin. He got so carried away that his skin got burnt.
- The film is shot mainly at various locations in Agra Chambal, Delhi, Mussoorie and Mumbai. A major portion of the film was shot in the two education hubs for government job aspirants, Rajendra Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar.
- The crew looked for at least 150+ atta chakkis in Agra, Gwalior, Delhi, and Mumbai. Eventually, the one featuring in the film is a set construction.
- The filming was wrapped up in December 2022.
- The film’s teaser was released on 10 August 2023 and the trailer was released on October 3, 2023.
- 12th Fail was released on 27 October 2023. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film started streaming on Disney+ Hotstar on 29 December 2023.
