12th Fail Film Review

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Journey of Struggle & Hard Work!

Star cast of 12th fail with true story's real characters
Star cast of 12th fail with true story’s real characters

Plot: The film tells the story of a boy who fails 12th grade in his first year because the DSP raids the school. Nobody can cheat at school and he like all of the other students fails. Then he and his brother start a Jugaad in the village, but the village’s MLA confiscates it and imprisons him and his brother. At the police station, the officers ask him to bring his gun, but instead of returning home, he goes to the DSP’s house and tells him everything. The DSP then accompany him to the police station and secures his brother’s release from jail.

On the way home, the DSP offers a lift to both of them. Then he asks the DSP if he too wants to become a DSP, what response does the DSP give him? You will have to watch the film. Would he be able to become a DSP? But who will help him financially? Will his family allow him to go to the city to study? Watch the film to know all of the answers.

Tone and Theme: This film has a motivational & emotional drama tone. The theme of this film is loborious and fight. It’s based on a true incident from 1997. The goal of making this film is to depict the life of a boy from a small village in Madhya Pradesh’s Chambal region, his struggle, hard work, austerity, love, anger, difficulties, obstacles, being financially weak and not giving up until he reaches his destination, the village’s poor financial situation, taking responsibility for the family while studying, and his journey from beginning to end of his life.

Acting and characters: Vikrant Massey has played Manoj, the most difficult role in his film career, with great ease and seriousness. His performance throughout the film, from the first to the last scene is worth watching.Those who are struggling and working hard to achieve their life goals will gain a valuable lesson, motivation, and a never-say-die attitude from watching Manoj’s story in this film and Vikrant Massey acting it out, particularly those preparing for UPSC Exams.

His acting is of the highest quality. No other actor could have played a better role whether it’s his facial half-expressions, crying, anger, body language, dressing sense, suffering, pain, sorrow, or his brilliant and wonderful dialogue delivery, he has poured all of the emotions of human life into this character. No amount of praise for his acting would suffice.

Priyanshu Chatterjee‘s acting as DSP Dushyant Singh is also superb. It’s a small but important role, and he’s demonstrated how one small thing can change a person’s entire life by playing it with complete honesty.

Medha Shankar‘s performance as Shraddha Sharma is also good. Seeing the chemistry between the two in the film creates a different kind of peace; the acting of all the supporting characters is also well-trained. Everyone has honestly represented their characters.

Direction, Story, Screenplay, and Dialogue: This film is directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who needs no introduction or name, he is counted among the best and greatest directors of the Hindi film industry, he is considered a very talented and extraordinary director, his films include Parinda, 1942 A Love Story, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Shikara and Eklavya, among others. He is regarded as a filmmaking master, having progressed from parallel cinema to mainstream cinema and produced a wide range of films.

His direction of this film is also excellent and grip is intact throughout the film, from beginning to end; his presence is visible in every department of the film; he was able to extract very good acting from all of the characters; and the film’s story is based on a true incident, so we can’t say much. The film’s screenplay is strong and well-written. The dialogues in the film are very well written and touch the heart deeply. Jaskunwar Kohli also contributed significantly to the screenplay.

Editing: Jaskunwar Kohli and Vidhu Vinod Chopra have done an excellent job; the film’s pace is also quick; there is never a dull moment in the film, and the scene transitions are seamless.

Rangarajan Ramabadran’s Cinematography is superb; he shot the village scenes beautifully, and the film was shot well using all camera angles, with some scenes shot from the sky turning out very well.

Music by Shantanu Moitra is very melodious, and it syncs perfectly with the mood of the film.

Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire’s lyrics like Bolo Na and Restart are very melodic and heartfelt.

Prashant Bidkar is a superb Production Designer.

Manav Shrotriya does good Sound design as well.

Climax: It’s very emotional and heartwarming.

Art Direction of Hemant Wagh is superb and magnificent.

Costume Designing of Malvika Bajaj is also according to the characters and sync with their personalities.

Some scenes are very moving, such as the climax scene in which he falls to the ground.

Furthermore, the mother-son scene has a profound emotional impact.

The scene at the police station, where he goes to get his friend out. What can I say about the interview scene? It’s amazing.

Message: We should never give up in life, and we should fight until the end to achieve our goals.
Struggle and work hard; you will undoubtedly achieve success one day.

Filmfare Award Nominations: This film was nominated in almost every category, and it won five awards. Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Critics), and Best Editing.

Some institutes show one or two IPS and IAS in advertisements to earn money.and deceive the students; be wary of such institutions.

Hopefully, this film will also be nominated for a National Awards.

Some scenes in the film will make you cry.

You will be unable to control your emotions and will cry after witnessing such heart-wrenching and shocking scenes.

Inspired by 12th fail by book Anurag Pathak, Dedicated to those handful of honest officers whose integrity safeguards our country. We are forever grateful to them.

CBFC-U Movietime-2h.26mins Genre-Motivational Drama Backdrop-Chambal (Madhya Pradesh) Release Year-2023

Film Cast: Vikrant Massey, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Medha Shanker, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, Geeta Agarwal Sharma, Harish Khanna, Sarita Joshi and Vikas Divyakirti

Produced & Directed: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Written: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli, Associate Writers: Aayush Saxena, Anurag Pathak

Casting: Mukesh Chhabra, Aayush Saxena, Costume Design: Malvika Bajaj, Production Design: Prashant Bidkar

Sound Design: Manav Shrotriya, Music: Shantanu Moitra

Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire, Background Score: Shantanu Moitra

Cinematography: Rangarajan Ramabadran, Editors: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli

Associate Directors: Jaskunwar Kohli, Aayush Saxena, Art Director: Hemant Wagh

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