12th Fail

(2023)

★ 7.9 IMDb · 269 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2023

Runtime: 147 мин

Country: India

Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Cast: Викрант Мэсси, Medha Shankr, Anant Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, गीता अग्रवाल शर्मा, Harish Khanna, Vikas Divyakirti, Sarita Joshi, Sam Mohan

Plot

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.

Manoj Kumar Sharma belongs to Chambal village where cheating in exam is a common thing. He is appearing for his 12th standard exams and eyeing a peon's job. But a strict police officer DSP Dushyant Singh arrives during the exams and stops the cheating process, Manoj is unable to pass the examinations and starts to ride a passenger vehicle with brother Kamlesh. They both land in trouble with goons of a politician but Dushyant Singh comes to their aid. Inspired by his honesty Manoj starts considering him an idol and wants to become like him. The following year he clears his 12th standard exams and dreams of becoming a DSP officer but his destiny has different plans which brings Manoj into the world of UPSC, one of the toughest exams in the world.