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Based on Anurag Pathak’s bestselling novel of the same name, 12th Fail is a celebration of millions of students and their tireless spirit of never giving up. The film is the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma hailing from a small town in Chambal - who fearlessly embraced the idea of restarting his academic journey and reclaiming his destiny at a place where millions of students attempt for the world’s toughest competitive exam - UPSC.
Original Release
10/27/2023
US Release
10/27/2023
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vikrant Massey | Manoj Sharma |
| Medha Shankr | Shraddha Joshi |
| Anant Joshi | Pritam Pandey |
| Anshuman Pushkar | Gaurinandan |
| Geeta Agrawal Sharma | Pushpa Sharma |
| Harish Khanna | Ramveer Sharma |
| Sarita Joshi | Manoj's Grandmother |
| Priyanshu Chatterjee | DSP Dushyant Singh |
| Vikas Divyakirti | Vikas Divyakirti |
| Abhishek Sengupta | Tutul |
Directors
Writers
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli, Anurag Pathak, Aayush Saxena
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Vikrant Massey | Manoj Sharma |
| Medha Shankr | Shraddha Joshi |
| Anant Joshi | Pritam Pandey |
| Anshuman Pushkar | Gaurinandan |
| Geeta Agrawal Sharma | Pushpa Sharma |
| Harish Khanna | Ramveer Sharma |
| Sarita Joshi | Manoj's Grandmother |
| Priyanshu Chatterjee | DSP Dushyant Singh |
| Vikas Divyakirti | Vikas Divyakirti |
| Abhishek Sengupta | Tutul |
| Triaksh Chhabra | [Kid] Rajni |
| Darius Chinoy | Mr. Solanki |
| Vijay Kumar Dogra | [Sundar] Agriculture Dept. Clerk |
| Fasi Khan | [Kishan] Shraddha's Housekeeper |
| Sam Mohan | Deep Mohan |
| Rahul Dev Shetty | Dr. Mehta |
| Suraj Naagar | Conductor on Gwalior Bus |
| Sanjay Bishnoi | Naval |
| Salim Siddiqui | Insp. Dilip Tomar |
| Shubham Somu Srivastava | Junior IAS Officer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lawrence D'Souza | Executive Producer |
| Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Producer |
| Abhishek Dubey | Producer |
| Yogesh Ishwar | Producer |
| Atul Vinod Duggal | Producer |
| Anuja Singh | Producer |
| Pratik Basu | Producer |
| Rajesh Radheylal Gupta | Producer |
