New Delhi / Team Digital. Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s new project ’12th Fail’ has finally wrapped up. The Vikrant Massey starrer has been in the news for several reasons, especially for being the first film to be shot in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar. The film is inspired by real life events and revolves around the story of aspiring IAS and IPS students. The film has been shot in Chambal, Agra, Mukherjee Nagar in Delhi, Mussoorie and Mumbai. The team started shooting in October at different real locations and came back to Mumbai after 2 months. Everyone from the director and actor to the cast and crew were together for these two months and because of this the bond between them has become stronger.
best movie ever
Talking about it, filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra shared, “I think this might be my best film till date. When I started shooting for ’12th Fail’, I had no idea that I would It’s going to be so much fun, it’ll probably turn out to be one of my best movies. Plus, everyone on the crew was so young… Bossing kids half my age when making a movie about students What more do I want in life?”
Best experience ever
Talking about the film, Vikrant Massey says, “My experience with this film was fantastic… probably my best experience till date. This is one of the most special stories I have been a part of… and also one of the most challenging I have had to play. I am really excited. Working with VVC was a real coming of age for me. Him, the actors, the whole crew… everyone was great. One thing I would like to say is that the entire journey of the character was very personal to me… I have lived 6 to 8 months of my life in the last 2 months of shooting.”
real location shooting
The film has been shot at real locations – such as the heart of Delhi and NP Boys School. The makers were adamant on shooting the film at real locations so that everything looks original and authentic and not gimmicky. Mukherjee Nagar is a perfect location to shoot the film as it is full of real life students, hanging the banners of coaching classics and the place has seen the birth of generations of bureaucrats. Vidhu Vinod Chopra decided to shoot in real locations to do justice to the film and its script.
Written, produced and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, ’12th Fail’ is slated for release in summer 2023.