Vikrant Massey Reacts As Fan Spots Real-Life '12th Fail' Couple Manoj Sharma And Shraddha Joshi In Film
Incredible that real-life '12th Fail' couple Manoj Sharma and Shraddha Joshi were spotted in a scene in the film.
'12th Fail', starring Vikrant Massey in leading role, turned out to be one of the sleeper-hits of 2023, and a simple underdog story, based on real life events, collected more than Rs 50 crore at the domestic box office. The new Hindi movie recently premiered on Disney+ Hotstar, and newer audience has discovered the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-directorial. For the unversed, '12th Fail' is based on a book by Anurag Pathak and the film chronicles the life of Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcame extreme poverty to become an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. The new Hindi movie also highlights his journey and how his wife, IRS officer Shraddha Joshi, was instrumental in his rise.
In '12th Fail', Vikrant Massey played Manoj's role while Medha Shankar was seen as Shraddha.
In the latest entertainment news, an eagle-eyed fan posted a screengrab from the new Hindi movie on X (formerly Twitter), where the where the real-life couple Manoj and Shraddha are visible in the background.
"Did anyone notice in the background. real Manoj and shradha in this scene What a detailing," the user wrote.
did anyone notice in the background
— Anurag kumar (@anukaal) January 1, 2024
real Manoj and shradha in this scene
What a detailing #12thFail pic.twitter.com/Pyn60A5Bba
Replying to the user, Vikrant Massey wrote back, "Haha!!! So I finally found someone who noticed this. True, it’s them. A small @VVCFilms tribute to them. Another trivia, it happened at the same place, which is Delhi Haat."
Haha!!! So I finally found someone who noticed this. True, it’s them. A small @VVCFilms tribute to them.
— Vikrant Massey (@VikrantMassey) January 1, 2024
Another trivia, it happened at the same place, which is Delhi Haat.
When '12th Fail' released in theatres, it opened to widespread critical acclaim, and the movie made more than Rs 67 crore worldwide.
Earlier, Rani Mukerji, who was present at the Mega Pan India Roundtable 2023 organised by Galatta Plus, recently praised Vikrant Massey’s ‘12th Fail’.
Speaking about the hit film, she said, “I think you must watch 12th Fail. It's a brilliant film made by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and I absolutely went mad watching the film. I was blown, I think it is a story of India, it's a story of what happens with crores of youngsters who are coming from small towns. In India, we don't have dearth of stories.”
Rani Mukerji added, “If you watch 12th Fail, you will see how brilliantly and beautifully Vidhu Vinod Chopra has brought the story. I was completely blown because such noble characters, such fantastic characters, and it is a real story. It is not a story which is borrowed or something which is written by a filmmaker's imagination, it is a true story.”
