12th Fail is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film produced, written and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is based on the 2019 eponymous non-fiction book by Anurag Pathak about the real-life story of Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcame extreme poverty to become an Indian Police Service officer. The film stars Vikrant Massey in the title role, alongside Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, and Priyanshu Chatterjee.
Released theatrically on 27 October 2023, 12th Fail received critical acclaim and emerged a sleeper hit, grossing over ₹66 crore (US$8.3 million) worldwide on a ₹20 crore (US$2.5 million) budget.
