Regarded as one of the top film-makers of Bollywood, Vidhu Vinod Chopra's upcoming movie 12th Fail's first teaser was released on Thursday, and in no time it became the talking point on social media. Courtesy of its concept and storyline, Vidhu Vinod Chopra's upcoming movie 12th Fail depicts the story of millions of UPSC aspirants who give their everything in order to be a bureaucrat in India. Directed By Vidhu Vinod Chopra in association with Zee Studios, 12th Fail is set to hit the theatres on 27th October 2023. Notably, the 12th Fail star cast has not been revealed yet, however, Vikrant Massey will be playing the protagonist in the upcoming movie. Interestingly, 12th Fail Teaser has done a plethora of promises including- 'based on true story', 'inspired by million true stories', 'shot on real locations', 'with real students' and more. Now, the question arises whether 12th Fail is a true story or 12th Fail is a real story or not? To know the answer continue reading-
Is 12th Fail a true story?
The answer is yes. 12th Fail is a true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS officer Shraddha Joshi. inspired by Anurag Pathak’s bestseller. 12th Fail is expected to fuel students with high on energy and positivity who face failure in their career by showcasing the incredible true story of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma. This film is a tribute to all those who view failures as an opportunity to #RESTART and features a high-octane anthem called ‘Restart’ composed by Shantanu Moitra. Talking about the 12th Fail True Story, the question arises what is so inspiring about IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma that 3 Idiots' fame film-maker Vidhu Vinod Chopra is making a film on him? Let's know the story of Real Manoj Kumar Sharma.
Who is Manoj Kumar Sharma?
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As per reports, IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma hails from Morena district of Madhya Pradesh. Manoj belonged to a poor family and he passed Class 9th & 10th with 3rd division. In fact, Manoj failed in Class 12th in all the subjects except Hindi. However, an incident in Manoj's life turned changed everything and yes it was a love story. As per reports, Manoj Kumar Sharma fell in love in Class 12th class. But since he failed Class 12th, Manoj was not able to propose to that girl. However, after thinking many times, Manoj proposed to the girl and surprisingly the girl accepted his proposal. While proposing to the girl he said that "If you say yes, then I will turn the world around," which basically meant that he would do anything to make his girlfriend happy. Interestingly, Manoj married his girlfriend Shraddha Joshi later in his life. During the preparation for UPSC, Shraddha supported Manoj a lot. Shraddha is also an IRS officer at the moment. Notably, Manoj Kumar Sharma passed the UPSC exam on his fourth attempt. After cracking the UPSC in his fourth attempt, Manoj joined the Maharashtra cadre as an IPS in 2005 and is currently serving as the Additional Commissioner of the West Region in Mumbai as per a report published in May 2023 (His posting & whereabouts may have changed).
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