12th Fail: Sonu Sood Gives A Shoutout To Real Life IPS Manoj Sharma, Says 'So Proud Of You My Brother'

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s cinematic masterpiece, 12th Fail starring Vikrant Massey, has been in the news for its Inspiring storyline and enthralling characters. The film emerged as a sleeper hit at the box office and now winning people’s hearts on OTT. In the light of this, popular actor Sonu Sood penned a note for IPS officer Manoj Sharma, on whom 12th Fail was based.

On Thursday, Sonu Sood took to his X(formerly Twitter) handle and dropped pictures with Manoj Sharma. Giving a shoutout to him, the actor wrote, “So proud of you my brother @ManojSharmaIPS . Loved the film “12th Fail” which is based on your life.. @VikrantMassey you were brilliant mere bhai. @VVCFilms Vidhu sir, film makers like you keep our cinema alive. ❤️.”

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Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the film has been submitted for consideration at the Oscars as an independent nomination. Vikrant recently opened up about playing the protagonist in the film and recalled a shot where he could not stop crying even after calling cut.

Vikrant plays the role of Manoj Kumar Sharma in the film, who overcomes many hurdles to pass the tough UPSC exam. 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. Because it was a very dark film. It pushed me to certain darker corners,” he said.

12th Fail, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, was produced on a minimal budget of Rs 20 crore. Despite a low initial response in theatres, the film managed to cross Rs 66 crore in the worldwide box office. However, the movie received overwhelming response from audiences when it was recently launched on Hotstar. Alongside Vikrant Massey, the film stars Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar and Priyanshu Chatterjee, in key roles.