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12th Fail: The 2023 film helmed by director Vidhu Vinod Chopra and actors Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar recently celebrated 100 days since its release in cinemas. The cast and crew of the film made on a relatively low budget came together to celebrate all of its wins. The film has not just got good numbers in terms of box office collections and viewership since its release on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. The film has received appreciation from industry heavyweights such as Kareena Kapoor Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, and others. 

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Fans are getting to know several behind-the-scenes stories and are showering love on the cast and crew for their hard work in bringing a real-life IPS officer’s story onscreen. 12th Fail is based on the real-life story of an IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and how he went past several trials and tribulations to crack India’s toughest exam - the UPSC. As per a Times of India report, Chopra revealed that it was none other than Bollywood ace director Rajkumar Hirani who suggested he make a movie based on the 2019 non-fiction book ‘12th Fail’ by Anurag Pathak based on the life of Manoj Sharma. Hirani was the one who also suggested Vikrant Massey’s name for the movie. 

During the event, as per Hindustan Times, Vidhu Vinod Chopra said, “At the event, Vidhu Vinod Chopra said, “Manoj Sharma (on whom the film is based) came to me with the book (Twelfth Fail) and requested me for a blurb in the book. I saw book ke peeche (backside) Raju Hirani and Sachin Tendulkar ne taarif ki hai (praised it).”

He further added, “I called Raju (Rajkumar Hirani) he was like this book is a (can be made into a) film! I asked will you direct it? But he was busy with something. Then I started writing and I fell in love with the script. It was Raju who suggested Vikrant's name. I had seen his film A Death in the Gunj and I had liked him. Vikrant inspired me to direct this film.”

12th Fail bagged the award for the Best Film at the 69th Filmfare Awards. 

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