12th Fail

12th Fail is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film written and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Produced under the banner of Vinod Chopra Films, it is based on the eponymous novel by Anurag Pathak about the real-life story of Manoj Kumar Sharma who overcame extreme poverty to become an Indian Police Service officer. The film stars Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, and Priyanshu Chatterjee. It was theatrically released on 27 October 2023. It received critical acclaim and emerged a sleeper hit. Plot The film maps the journey of Manoj Kumar Sharma towards becoming an IPS officer. Cast Vikrant Massey as Manoj Kumar Sharma Medha Shankar as Shraddha Joshi Anant V Joshi as Pritam Pandey Anshumaan Pushkar as Gauri Bhaiya Priyanshu Chatterjee as DSP Dushyant Singh Geeta Aggarwal Sharma as Manoj's mother Harish Khanna as Manoj's father Sarita Joshi as Dadi Sanjay Bishnoi as Naval Vikas Divyakirti as himself Vijay Kumar Dogra as Sundar Perry Chhabra as Rajini Darius Chinoy as Mr. Solanki