12th Fail

12th Fail

12th Fail

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12th Fail

"#RESTART"

2023

2h 26m

8.0(194 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions

Zee Studios

KRG Studios

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

विक्रान्त मैस्सी

Manoj Kumar Sharma

विक्रान्त मैस्सी

Acting

Medha Shankr

Shraddha Joshi

Medha Shankr

Acting

Anant Joshi

Pritam Pandey

Anant Joshi

Acting

Anshumaan Pushkar

Gaurinandan

Anshumaan Pushkar

Acting

Priyanshu Chatterjee

Dushyant Singh

Priyanshu Chatterjee

Acting

गीता अग्रवाल शर्मा

Pushpa Sharma

गीता अग्रवाल शर्मा

Acting

Harish Khanna

Ramveer Sharma

Harish Khanna

Acting

Vikas Divyakirti

Vikas Divyakirti

Vikas Divyakirti

Acting

Sarita Joshi

Dadi

Sarita Joshi

Acting

Sam Mohan

Deep Mohan

Sam Mohan

Acting

Neeraj Kalra

Prabhakar Joshi

No Image

Acting

Sonal Jha

Shraddha's Mother

Sonal Jha

Writing

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Pritam Pandey's Father

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Directing

Abhishek Sengupta

Tutul

No Image

Acting

Vijay Rajoria

Library Manager

No Image

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Bhupendra Taneja

Library Caretaker

No Image

Acting

Sanjay Bishnoi

Naval

Sanjay Bishnoi

Acting

Perry Chhabra

Rajni

No Image

Acting

Radhika Joshi

Tanya

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Acting

Gurleen Arora

Zai Arora

Gurleen Arora

Acting

Rahul Dev Shetty

Mr. Mehta

Rahul Dev Shetty

Acting

Chhavi Tandon

Professor Sujata Mishra

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Darius Chenoy

Mr. Solanki

No Image

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Geeta Sodhi

Professor Nagma Qureshi

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Deepak Arora

Dr. Yadav

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