12th Fail is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed, produced and written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
It is based on the 2019 eponymous non-fiction book by Anurag Pathak about Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcame extreme poverty to become an Indian Police Service officer.
The film stars Vikrant Massey as Sharma, alongside Medha Shankr, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar and Priyanshu Chatterjee.
Directed by – Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Written by – Vidhu Vinod Chopra & Jaskunwar Kohli
Based on 12th Fail by Anurag Pathak
Produced by – Vidhu Vinod Chopra & Yogesh Ishwar
Starring – Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar
Narrated by – Anant V Joshi
Cinematography – Rangarajan Ramabadran
Edited by – Jaskunwar Kohli & Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Music by – Shantanu Moitra
Production – Vinod Chopra Films
Distributed by – Zee Studios
Release date – 27 October 2023
Running time – 146 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
