The recent Vikrant Massey starrer helmed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, 12th Fail has received positive remarks from film critics, and lots of praise from its audience. Continuing its journey as a spectacular film it has added another achievement to its list. The movie has rightfully earned the top spot on IMDb in the list of 250 films of Indian cinema.
Vikrant Massey has been making news with his highly successful role as Manoj Kumar Sharma in the Bollywood movie 12th Fail. The film was made under the direction of Vidhu Vinod Chopra and is a biographical drama that has earned a lot of recognition ever since its release on OTT platforms.
The film revolves around the journey of Manoj Kumar Sharma and his struggle to become an IPS officer. The film starred actors Medha Shankar, Sanjay Bishnoi, Anshumaan Pushkar, and others as some of the most crucial characters in the film.
The film has gained tremendous admiration from audiences and has been the talk of the town ever since its release on numerous OTT platforms. It has also added another achievement to its list by becoming the highest-rated Indian film of all time on IMDb.
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1.1 Vikrant Massey’s 12th Fail Ranks Number One
The recent Vidhu Vinod Chopra-directed movie 12th Fail has had great success and emerged as the highest-rated Indian film on IMDb. The film received this title and ranked first out of 250 other Indian films on the list. It earned the top spot with the highest rating of 9.2 out of 10.
The other four films in the ranking of top five Indian films of all time include the 1993 animated film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, Mani Ratnam’s Nayakan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Golmaal, and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect which was the first film under actor R Madhavan’s direction, making it his directorial debut.
12th Fail not only climbed its way up the success ladder but also surpassed many blockbuster hits while making its way to the top spot. It left behind some of the most acclaimed Hollywood blockbusters including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse which was rated an 8.6, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer which has a rating of 8.4, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie with a rating of 6.9 and many more.
courtesy: 12th Fail (2023) directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
1.2 About 12th Fail
The highly successful and acclaimed movie 12th Fail is written as well as directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film is based on Anurag Pathak’s book of the same name. It circles the life of IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma and his beloved wife Shraddha Joshi who stuck by his side through thick and thin.
It covers the struggles and injustices Manoj had to face along the way to fulfil his goals and ambitions of being an IPS officer. The film was released on 27 October 2023 and has not looked back ever since. It has earned a lot of fame and commercial as well as critical success making its way into the hearts of millions of people. It is currently available on the OTT platform, Disney+Hotstar.
In one of his most recent interviews, Vikrant Massey shared insights about his experience while working on the sets of 12th Fail with his director Vidhu Vinod Chopra. He expressed his pride and claimed 12th Fail to be his best working experience ever.
He said that he believes the duo complement each other very well as an actor and director. The actor also shared how he can proudly say that the director has been a mentor to him throughout the journey of the film and mentored him in numerous ways.
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