12th Fail: Rohit Shetty Poses With IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma, Says 'Had The Honour Of Working With Him'

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s film 12th Fail, featuring Vikrant Massey, has achieved a big success by becoming the highest-rated Indian film on IMDb. With a stellar rating of 9.2 out of 10, the biographical drama has claimed the top spot on IMDb’s list of the top 250 Indian films. As 12th Fail continues to heap love and praise, Rohit Shetty gives a shoutout to Manoj Kumar Sharma, the real life inspiration behind Vikrant Massey’s character in the film.

On Monday, Rohit Shetty took to his Instagram handle and shared a picture with the designated IPS officer. Introducing him as the ‘real hero’, the Cirkus film-maker wrote in the caption, “Meet the real hero of “12th Fail” Manoj Kumar Sharma, had the honour of working with him during covid, at that time he was serving for Mumbai police… if you have not seen 12th fail please do watch… it’s an inspiring story specially for students and youngsters.”

Take a look:

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With its rating of a whopping 9.2, 12th Fail has left behind a few of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of 2023, including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (8.6), Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (8.4), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (7.9), Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon (7.8), John Wick: Chapter 4 (7.7) and Gret Gerwig’s hit, Barbie (6.9), starring Margot Robbie.

Adapted from Anurag Pathak’s book and starring Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar, 12th Fail narrates the life story of Manoj Kumar Sharma. Overcoming severe poverty, Sharma went on to achieve the rank of Indian Police Service officer. The film sheds light on his journey, highlighting the pivotal role played by his wife, IRS officer Shraddha Joshi, in his success.

Speaking to ANI recently, Vikrant recalled the deep impact that the film had on him. “Even with Manoj Kumar Sharma, there were moments when Vinod sir would call a cut and I would continue weeping even after the cut was called because I just could not control myself,” he said.

Vikrant mentioned in the interview that some roles have a great impact on the actor personally. He also mentioned how playing his character in A Death in the Gunj pushed him to dark corners. “That was the first time, after filming that film, I started taking therapy because I felt I needed to talk to someone. If you tell your parents about your worries, then they get worried so you really can’t share all these things with them,” he said.