Bollywood film ’12th Fail’ , Vikrant Massey-led critically acclaimed biopic of an IPS officer, is getting a prequel, titled ‘Zero Se Shuruwat’ . To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu- Click Here Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra of last year’s sleeper-hit ’12th Fail’ confirmed at the recently-held IIFA Awards that the film’s prequel is officially in the works and will be released this December. Further speaking at the IIFA green carpet, with his wife-journalist Anupama Chopra, he said, “I am not an award fellow.

I’m here at IIFA because of my wife, Anupama. I’m actually just accompanying her today.” A post shared by Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films (@vidhuvinodchoprafilms) “For me, the most important thing—the real award—is when you make a film and, after watching it, you can either say, ‘Ah, I nailed it’, or admit, ‘That didn’t quite work’,” added the filmmaker and confirmed that the prequel ‘Zero Se Shuruwat’ is scheduled for release on December 13.

Also Read: Vikrant Massey’s ’12th Fail’ submitted for Oscars Meanwhile, the original film ’12th Fail’ , based on the best-selling, same-titled book by Indian author Anurag Pathak, follows the real-life story of IPS [Indian Police Service] officer Manoj Kumar Sharma. Apart from Massey in the titular role, the biographical drama by the acclaimed filmmaker also features Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar and Priyanshu Chatterjee. The title is available to stream on OTT platform Di.