Stills from Patna Shuklla and 12th Fail. (politeness: YouTube)
New Delhi:
Arbaaz Khan, producer of the film Patna Shukllarecently spoke about the similarities between Raveena Tandon’s film and 12th failed in an interview with India today. Arbaaz told India Today, “Maybe in Hollywood there are science fiction and animation films, and they have a slightly broader spectrum of films that they appreciate. We stay within the range in which we work. But what works is if you If you have a subject interesting thinks it doesn’t really matter whether films have been made about those subjects in the past.’
Arbaaz added, “If you notice recently there was a movie called 12th failure. We’re pretty close or have similar aspects of the film, but we’re completely different. A film should be interesting, well made and that’s how it should be.” Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12th failure, headlined by Vikrant Massey, is based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and his inspiring journey to crack the UPSC examination against all odds. Directed by Vivek Budakoti, headlined by Raveena Tandon, Patna Shuklla addresses the theme of abuse of power and discrepancies that paralyze the higher education system. The film is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar.
Vikrant Massey won the Best Actor trophy at the 69th Filmfare Award for 12th failure. He also received Actor of the Year honors at the WhatsNew2Day Indian Of The Year 2024. The film stars Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi and Sanjay Bishnoi. The long list of 12th Fail fans among celebrities includes Kamal Haasan, Hrithik Roshan, Vijay Deverakonda, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and Vicky Kaushal.
Patna Shuklla Starring Raveena Tandon, Manav Vij, Satish Kaushik, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Raju Kher, Raju Kher. The film received largely average reviews. In his review for WhatsNew2Day, film critic Saibal Chatterjee wrote: “Patna Shuklla, no matter how hard it tries to engage us with the important questions it raises with all the seriousness they deserve, it’s the cinematic equivalent of a strike fight. It’s far too stiff and rigid to be a meaningful call to action.”