12th Fail: The Best Movie Of The Year You Haven't Seen Yet
A gem of a movie from India that makes you smile and cry and fills your heart with hope and inspiration.
12th Fail, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, is a tale of hope, persistence, and determination that touches your heartstrings and leaves you with a warm embrace of happiness.
“हार नहीं मानूंगा, रार नहीं ठानूंगा” — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The above quote, roughly translated as "I won't accept defeat, I am not that easy to beat," is from a famous poem by India's former Prime Minister, used very effectively in the movie and wholly captures the spirit of the film.
Good movies have a way of touching your heart, taking you on a roller-coaster of emotions; they become a part of your memory. That's why movies like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Raiders of the Lost Ark are still remembered fondly and more importantly, relevant. In a year inundated with Hollywood blockbusters like Oppenheimer and Barbie and their Indian counterparts like Jawan and Pathaan, 12th Fail by Vidhu Vinod Chopra (1942: A Love Story) is one such film.
I will deliberately try to be as vague as possible to keep this article spoiler-free.
