12th Fail
2023 Indian Hindi biographical drama film by Vidhu Vinod Chopra / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
12th Fail is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed, produced and written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is based on the 2019 eponymous non-fiction book by Anurag Pathak about Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcame extreme poverty to become an Indian Police Service officer.[4] The film stars Vikrant Massey as Sharma, alongside Medha Shankr, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, and Priyanshu Chatterjee.
12th Fail | |
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Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
Written by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra Jaskunwar Kohli |
Based on | 12th Fail by Anurag Pathak |
Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra Yogesh Ishwar |
Starring | |
Narrated by | Anant V Joshi |
Cinematography | Randarajan Ramabadran |
Edited by | Jaskunwar Kohli Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
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Distributed by | Zee Studios |
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Running time | 146 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹20 crore[2] |
Box office | est. ₹69.64 crore[3] |
Released theatrically on 27 October 2023, 12th Fail received widespread critical acclaim and emerged as a sleeper hit, grossing over ₹69 crore (US$8.6 million) worldwide on a ₹20 crore (US$2.5 million) budget.[3][5][6] At the 69th Filmfare Awards, it won five awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Critics) (Massey).[7]