Vikrant Massey says he would ‘continue weeping’ even after Vidhu Vinod Chopra cut the shot during 12th Fail: ‘I just couldn’t control myself’

Vikrant Massey shared how playing the character of Manoj Kumar Sharma impacted him during the filming of 12th Fail.

Vikrant Massey in a still from 12th Fail.

Vikrant Massey was recently seen in one of the most successful films of the year, 12th Fail. In a recent interview, the actor shared that some characters have a hold on the actor and it is difficult to detach oneself from those characters. In 12th Fail, Vikrant played the role of Manoj Kumar Sharma who fights against all odds to crack the UPSC exam.

In a chat with ANI, Vikrant also spoke about the hold of his character in A Death in the Gunj that really disturbed him. “Some characters… you just want to tear them apart because they stay with you. What I did in A Death in the Gunj, really stayed with me,” he shared and added, “That was the first time, after filming that film, I started taking therapy because I felt I needed to talk to someone. If you tell your parents about your worries, then they get worried so you really can’t share all these things with them. Because it was a very dark film. It pushed me to certain darker corners.”

Vikrant Massey then spoke about his character in 12th Fail that affected him strongly. “Even with Manoj Kumar Sharma, there were moments when Vinod sir would call a cut and I would continue weeping even after the cut is called because I just could not control myself,” he said.

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12th Fail, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starred Vikrant in the lead role. In a recent Instagram post, Vikrant called the director his “light at the end of the tunnel”.

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In another interview with Galatta Plus, actor Abhishek Bachchan credited Vikrant Massey for making the biggest hit of the year based on return of investment. “Vikrant has given a great example of a small film with a big heart working, but with all due respect, I’m not sure what his budget would’ve been. But it can’t have been more than single-digits, or Rs 10-12 crore,” he said and added, “It’s not possible for a film like that, because of the system, to do Rs 500 crore. He doesn’t have those kind of theatres. The amount of people he’s managed to show the film to is because he has a particular number of theatres, so it’s occupancy percentage will be very high. You can’t expect him to compete with a Jawan, which is made on a budget of possible 20x of what his budget was. And, it’s Mr Shah Rukh Khan, who’s one of the biggest stars that the nation has ever seen. Every film has its own quantum, but if you see percentage ROI, I’m sure (Vikrant) has got the biggest hit of the year.”

12th Fail made over Rs 70 crore worldwide gross.

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