12th Fail

12th Fail
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVidhu Vinod Chopra
Written byVidhu Vinod Chopra
Jaskunwar Kohli
Based on12th Fail
by Anurag Pathak
Produced byVidhu Vinod Chopra
Yogesh Ishwar
Starring
Narrated byAnant V Joshi
CinematographyRangarajan Ramabadran
Edited byJaskunwar Kohli
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Music byShantanu Moitra
Production
company
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27)
Running time
146 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹20 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹69.64 crore[3]

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.

Released theatrically on 27 October 2023, 12th Fail received widespread critical acclaim and emerged as a sleeper hit, grossing over 69 crore (US$8.3 million) worldwide on a 20 crore (US$2.4 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]

  1. ^ "12th Fail (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "बॉलीवुड की इन कम बजट वाली फिल्मों में बॉक्स ऑफिस पर मचाया धमाल, मेकर्स हुए मालामाल". ABP News (in Hindi). 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023. विक्रांत मैसी की हालिया रिलीज फिल्म 12th फेल 28 अक्टूबर को रिलीज हुई है. ये फिल्म सिर्फ 20 करोड़ के बजट में बनी है लेकिन बॉक्स ऑफिस पर अच्छी कमाई हो रही है। फिल्म ने सिर्फ 21 दिन में करीब 50 करोड़ का कलेक्शन कर लिया है। [Vikrant Massey's recent release film 12th Fail has been released on 27th October. This film has been made with a budget of only Rs 20 crore but is earning well at the box office. The film has collected around Rs 5 crore in just 5 days.]
  3. ^ a b "12th Fail Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Vikrant Massey and Vidhu Vinod Chopra on 12th Fail: It is an homage to bureaucrats of the country". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ "12th Fail box office collection: Vikrant Massey's film crosses ₹50 crore during 5th week in India". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (8 January 2024). "From Jawan's Rs. 600+ crores to 21 films earning in Rs. 0-1 crore range, here are the MOST DEFINITIVE box office RECORDS of 2023". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Winners of the 69th Filmfare Awards 2024". Filmfare. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.