12th Fail
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Country
Production
Budget
$2 400 000
Box office
$138 288
Director
Actors
Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankr, Anant Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Geeta Agrawal Sharma, Harish Khanna, Vikas Divyakirti, Sarita Joshi, Sam Mohan
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli
Producer
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lawrence D'Souza
Camera operator
Rangarajan Rambadran
Composer
Artist
Prashant Bidkar
Audition
Editing
Short description
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.
What's left behind the scenes
- Vikrant was not made up – to look like a rural resident, the actor spent a lot of time in the village and sunbathed every day.
- The film features the building of the Civil Service Commission of the Union (a constitutional body established by the government to conduct examinations for admission to public service, including administrative, police, and diplomatic positions).
- Originally, Rajkumar Hirani was supposed to direct the film, however, while participating in the scriptwriting, Vidhu Vinod Chopra became so attached to the characters of this story that he decided to direct the film himself. There were some doubts, because Chopra had never shot anything like this before, but when he saw Vikrant Massey's screen test, all doubts disappeared, and he confirmed his decision.
- The film is based on a true story.
- The casting process for the project was not easy. Actors over the age of 35 were needed for the roles of all the main characters. Manoy was the only character for whom only one actor was tried. Vikrant Massey played him.
- The script was rewritten and changed over 200 times over 3 years.
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Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
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