Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey’s 12th Fail surprised everyone and became a big hit in the year 2023. It has achieved great success by becoming the highest rated Indian film on IMDb. With an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10, the film has claimed the top spot in IMDb’s Top 250 Indian Movies list. This film was really liked by the audience due to Vikrant’s honest portrayal of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and the powerful story. Now this movie is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar. Manoj Kumar Sharma is being discussed everywhere and fans are getting a lot of inspiration from him after seeing his struggle life. Recently, Golmaal’s famous director Rohit Shetty met Manoj Kumar Sharma and shared a heart-touching note for his 12th failure.
Rohit Shetty met IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma
Rohit Shetty, who is currently busy shooting for his much-awaited film Singham Again, had the pleasure of meeting real life IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma. Rohit proudly announced that he had got a chance to meet Manoj in the past also. The director shared a picture with the IPS officer on his Instagram handle. Introducing him as the ‘real hero’, the Circus filmmaker wrote in the caption, ‘Meet Manoj Kumar Sharma, the real hero of ’12th Fail’, had the honor of working with him during Covid, when he was in his Were providing services. Mumbai Police…If you have not seen 12th Fail then please do watch…It is an inspirational story especially for students and youth.
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12th fail got this much rating
With its rating of 9.2, 12th Fails has left behind some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of 2023, including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (8.6), Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (8.4), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (7.9), Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon (7.8), John Wick: Chapter 4 (7.7) and Greta Gerwig’s hit, Barbie (6.9), starring Margot Robbie.
12th fail is based on this book
Based on the book by Anurag Pathak and starring Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar, 12th Fail tells the life story of Manoj Kumar Sharma. Overcoming severe poverty, Sharma achieved the rank of Indian Police Service officer. The film highlights his journey, highlighting the important role played by his wife, IRS officer Shraddha Joshi, in his success.
Vikrant talked about the success of the film
Recently, while speaking to ANI, Vikrant recalled the deep impact the film had on him. He said, “Even with Manoj Kumar Sharma, there were moments when Vinod sir would say cut and I would keep crying even after saying cut because I could not control myself.” Vikrant said in the interview that some roles have a great impact on the actor personally. He also mentioned how his character in ‘A Death in the Gunj’ pushed him into dark corners. He said, “That was the first time, after shooting that film, I started taking therapy because I felt I needed to talk to someone. If you tell your parents about your concerns, they get worried so you can’t really share all these things with them.