After a moderate performance at the box office, 12th Fail will be available for streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar from December 29, 2023. Directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, 12th Fail revolves around a young man who comes from a poor background but goes on to crack India's toughest Civil Services exam despite failing in his intermediate. Featuring Vikrant Massey, Palak Lalwani, Sanjay Bishnoi, Sukumar Tudu, and more in the leading roles, 12th Fail is an extraordinary story that inspires millions of students fraternity of India who aspire to crack UPSC exams and become IAS, IPS, or IRS officers. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop News assumes that you have multiple questions related to 12th Fail True Story or 12th Fail Real Story or 12th Fail IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma.
Is 12th Fail a true story?
The answer is yes. 12th Fail is a true story based on Anurag Pathak’s best-selling book of the same name that depicts the life of 'real-life' IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS officer Shraddha Joshi. Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey plays the character of IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma whose incredible story has inspired the Indian bureaucracy or students who are weak in studies but still dream to become an IAS or IPS officer.
Who is IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma?
As per reports, IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma is natively from the Morena district of Madhya Pradesh. Manoj belonged to a poor family and he passed Class 9th & 10th with 3rd division. Manoj failed in Class 12 in all the subjects except Hindi. However, an incident in Manoj's life changed everything and yes it was a love story. As per reports, Manoj Kumar Sharma fell in love with a girl in Class 12th. But since he failed Class 12th, Manoj was not able to propose to that girl.
However, after thinking many times, Manoj proposed to the girl and surprisingly the girl accepted his proposal. While proposing to the girl he said "If you say yes, then I will turn the world around," which meant that he would do anything to make his girlfriend happy. Interestingly, Manoj married his girlfriend Shraddha Joshi later in his life.
During the preparation for UPSC, Shraddha supported Manoj a lot. Shraddha is also an IRS officer at the moment. Notably, Manoj Kumar Sharma passed the UPSC exam on his fourth attempt. After cracking the UPSC in his fourth attempt, Manoj joined the Maharashtra cadre as an IPS in 2005 and is currently serving as the Additional Commissioner of the West Region in Mumbai as per a report published in May 2023 (His posting & whereabouts may have changed).