Rohit Shetty spent moments with IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, called him a real hero

The film '12th Fail', directed by Vinod Chopra, was well received by the audience at the box office. Recently, when it was released on OTT, its popularity among the audience increased many times more than before. Vikrant Massey is in the lead role in it.
It has emerged as the highest rated Indian film on IMDb. This film has an IMDb rating of 9.2 out of 10. It is at number one in the list of IMDb's top 250 Indian films. Seeing the success of the film, veteran filmmaker Rohit Shetty congratulated real life IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma.

 Vikrant Massey played the role of Manoj Kumar Sharma in '12th Fail'. Rohit Shetty has shared a throwback photo of his meeting with IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma. Rohit called him a 'real hero' and expressed his happiness of meeting him. While sharing the picture, Rohit Shetty wrote, "Meet Manoj Kumar Sharma, the real hero of '12th Fail'."

 Rohit Shetty further wrote, "Got a chance to work with him during Covid. At that time he was serving Mumbai Police... If you have not seen '12th Fail' then please do watch... This is especially for the students. And an inspirational story for the youth."

With its rating of 9.2, '12th Fail' has left behind many of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of 2023, including 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' (8.6), Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' (8.4), 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' (7.9), Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (7.8), 'John Wick: Chapter 4' (7.7) and Greta Gerwig's 'Hit' and 'Barbie' (6.9) Are included.

 Based on the book by Anurag Pathak and starring Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar, '12th Fail' tells the life story of Manoj Kumar Sharma. Overcoming poverty, Manoj achieved the post of Indian Police Service officer. The film highlights his journey, highlighting the vital role played by his wife, IRS officer Shraddha Joshi, in his success.