BBFC 12A · IMDA PG · our read 12+ · read from 19 reviews and the board’s record
12+
Parents should know
Moderate violence: a man held in a police cell is beaten on the legs with a stick. A true-story about a poor Chambal boy who overcomes hardship, corruption and repeated failure through honesty and perseverance to become an IPS officer; emotional at times. Also mild scary or upsetting scenes, mild sexual content, mild substance use and mild bad language.
Parents should know
12 and up
Moderate violence
From 19 reviews Filmi read; the age is the BBFC 12A certificate’s.
1 · CertificateBBFC 12A
2 · Filmi’s read7 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
3 · Parents’ votesNone counted yet. Yours is the slider below.
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.
Filmi puts it at 12+, and the BBFC certified it 12A.
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“A man held in a police station cell is beaten about the legs with a stick.” view the record →
Language · Mild · BBFC
“There is mild bad language ('bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'balls', 'bloody'), as well as very mild terms such as 'damn', 'hell' and 'moron'.” view the record →
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Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is 12th Fail OK for kids?
Filmi puts 12th Fail at 12+ — suitable for 12 and over. The BBFC certified it 12A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.
What age is 12th Fail suitable for?
12+, based on the BBFC rating of 12A. 5 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in 12th Fail?
What the record shows: violence — moderate; language — mild; sex or nudity — mild; drink or drugs — mild; frightening scenes — mild. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.
Did the censor board cut anything from 12th Fail?
The BBFC certified it 12A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.
