12th Fail
A principled teen in a law‑less Chambal village must outwit corrupt officials and a ruthless politician’s henchmen to save his brother from a fabricated smuggling charge after a new deputy superintendent shuts down the school’s cheating racket.
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Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, *12th Fail* highlights the idea of fearlessly restarting one's academic journey in the face of setbacks and challenges, and reclaiming one's destiny in the highly competitive environment of the UPSC exam, where millions of students strive to succeed in what is considered the world's toughest competitive examination.
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Edited by Vidhu Vinod ChopraShot by Rangarajan RamabadranScored by Shantanu MoitraDesigned by Prashant Bidkar
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2023 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.5× its budget
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$8.3M
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Cast & Crew
39 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Vikrant Massey
as Manoj Sharma
Harish Khanna
as Ramveer Sharma
Medha Shankr
as Shraddha Joshi
Geeta Agrawal Sharma
as Pushpa Sharma
Anant Joshi
as Pritam Pandey
Triaksh Chhabra
as Young Rajni
Anshumaan Pushkar
as Gaurinandan
Kumar Rahul
as Kamlesh Sharma
Priyanshu Chatterjee
as Dushyant Singh
Sarita Joshi
as Dadi
Vijay Kumar Dogra
as Agriculture office clerk
Dev Chauhan
as Agriculture Dept. Officer
Supporting cast
19Vikas Divyakirti
as Vikas Divyakirti
Sukumar Tudu
as Asst Police Ins. Ajbel Singh
Dinesh Ahlawat
as Village School Teacher
Sam Mohan
as Deep Mohan
Neeraj Kalra
as Prabhakar Joshi
Sonal Jha
as Shraddha's Mother
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
as Pritam Pandey's Father
Abhishek Sengupta
as Tutul
Vijay Rajoria
as Library Manager
Bhupendra Taneja
as Library Caretaker
Sanjay Bishnoi
as Naval
Perry Chhabra
as Rajni
Radhika Joshi
as Tanya
Gurleen Arora
as Zai Arora
Rahul Dev Shetty
as Mr. Mehta
Chhavi Tandon
as Professor Sujata Mishra
Darius Chenoy
as Mr. Solanki
Geeta Sodhi
as Professor Nagma Qureshi
Deepak Arora
as Dr. Yadav
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1Other crew
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