
Zero Se Restart
Documentary Hindi
Offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the critically acclaimed film 12th Fail. Featuring Vikrant Massey and visionary director Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the documentary reveals the untold challenges, meticulous efforts, and sheer determination that shaped the movie's success. From Massey's commitment to authenticity-aging his costumes himself-to Chopra's relentless pursuit of excellence, Zero Se Restart captures the resilience and teamwork essential to creating cinematic magic.
Cast: | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Vikrant Massey, Anant Joshi, Medha Shankr, |
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Director: | Jaskunwar Kohli |
Guild Reviews

An Illuminating Documentary On Filmmaking

(Written for OTT Play)
ZERO SE RESTART, the documentary on the making of 12th Fail (2023), opens with a scene from the film. Manoj Kumar Sharma (Vikrant Massey), the UPSC aspirant, is sitting in a closed room. It is the final leg of his gruelling journey, and the interviewer is irked. We don’t hear Sharma speak, but the formidable face of the examiner fills the frame, so do the two words he chews out: “What arrogance!”. For those familiar with Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s last work, the context is evident. And for those familiar with Chopra, the text is. Little about the filmmaker is unknown. His early career, National Award winning short film, struggle in distributing Parinda (1989; distributors had offered Chopra money not to kill the leads — Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit, but instead Jackie Shroff’s character), losing temper either with actors (he had infamously bitten Shabana Raza’s hand during Kareeb because she was making a mistake) or journalists (Chopra screaming during 3 Idiots’ screening is as well known as the film). When these are coupled with his filmmaking verve and producer-ambition, a tangled portrait of a man surfaces, one so incautious in dealing with others for the sake of art that it makes one wonder about the hubris of his artistry in private. Jaskunwar Kohli’s Zero Se Restart springs from that curiosity.
Zero se Restart is like a master class in Filmmaking


‘ज़ीरो से रीस्टार्ट’ करने की प्रेरक कहानी

अक्टूबर, 2023 में आई और बेहद सराही गई विधु विनोद चोपड़ा की विक्रांत मैस्सी वाली फिल्म ‘12वीं फेल’ को देख चुके दर्शकों को अगर यह बताया जाए कि यह फिल्म तो कभी बननी ही नहीं थी तो उन्हें कैसा लगेगा? आप को यह जान कर भी हैरानी हो सकती है कि इस फिल्म को इंडस्ट्री के पांच बड़े निर्देशकों ने यह कह कर ठुकरा दिया था कि भला यह भी कोई कहानी है, इसे कौन देखने आएगा? लेकिन यह फिल्म बनी और ऐसी बनी कि जिसने भी इसे देखा, इसकी तारीफ किए बिना न रह सका। इसी ‘12वीं फेल’ के न बन पाने और आखिर बन जाने के संघर्ष की कहानी दिखाती है ‘ज़ीरो से रीस्टार्ट’-कुछ इस अंदाज़ में कि आप फिर से प्रेरित होते हैं और आपका मन इसकी और विधु विनोद चोपड़ा की पूरी टीम की तारीफ किए बिना नहीं रह पाता।
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