After receiving positive reviews on its theatrical release, 12th Fail will be available for streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar from December 29, 2023. Directed by veteran filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, 12th Fail revolves around a young boy from a poor background who goes on to crack India's Civil Service Examination despite being weak in his studies. Featuring Vikrant Massey, Palak Lalwani, Sanjay Bishnoi, Sukumar Tudu, Medha Shankar, and more in the leading roles, 12th Fail tells the true story of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma who failed in his 12th exam but went on to clear UPSC, courtesy of his love for Shraddha Joshi. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop News assumes that you have multiple questions regarding the authenticity of the movie, especially 12th Fail True Story or 'real-life' IRS Officer Shraddha Joshi.
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 and actress Medha Shankar plays the character of IRS Officer Shraddha Joshi. While the movie mainly tells the story of IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma, the contribution of Shraddha Joshi in his UPSC journey was also very important.
For those who are unaware, 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.
Talking about where is IRS Officer Shraddha Joshi, a report suggests that she is currently working for the Maharashtra State Government in the Tourism Department.