Film Banti Hai Aur Banati Bhi Hai | फिल्म बनती है और बनाती भी है

‘Film Banti Hai Aur Banati Bhi Hai’ (फिल्म बनती है…और बनाती भी है!) is a memoir written on the making of the popular film ‘Kalichaat’. Since its initial release, it has been awarded with 18 prestigious national and international film awards including the Platinum Reel Award at the Nevada International Film Festival. Written by Dr. Sonal Sharma, this book beautifully and quite interestingly documents the entire process behind a film’s production.

Running for a crisp 70-minutes and shot in just 7 days of incredible effort, Kalichaat is unlike any other film you might have watched. It is one of the most critically acclaimed Indian films of recent times in both national and international circles. The makers of the movie, with brilliant sensitivity and honesty, delve deep into the distress and suffering of Indian farmers. In फिल्म बनती है…और बनाती भी है!, the author Dr. Sonal Sharma who is also the scriptwriter of the film, takes readers behind the scenes through the movie’s development and brings to life the trials and tribulations, the triumphs and elations involved in the making of a film on a sensitive topic with limited resources.
The book stands as a testimony to the dedication and hard work of everyone associated with the film as well as a tribute to the sensitivity, honesty and tireless spirit of its maker, Sudhanshu Sharma.

About the Author

 

Dr. Sonal Sharma is a social worker and an independent writer. She is well versed in various forms of creative writing and has explored many topics and genres through her writing. Her poems and articles have been published in many popular publications around the world. She has also been a scriptwriter for various documentary films. Her poetry anthology ‘पता नहीं’ was launched in 2015 and received rave reviews. For her first feature film Kalichaat, she has won Best Script Writer Award at the Free Spirit Film Festival McLeod Ganj (Himachal Pradesh) and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival, Pune.

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Twelfth Fail Hara Wahi Jo Lada Nahi By Anurag Pathak


The secret to a good book is that it has no secrets. A good book is one you’ve read and want to read again. It creates a world you can enter anywhere and still inhabit comfortably. It doesn’t deceive you with thrills and cliffhangers. It doesn’t surprise you with the unforeseen. It feels familiar like the house you live in. You know how it’s going to end, yet you read as if you don’t. In a good book, you know who lives, who dies, who succeeds, who doesn’t. And yet you want to know it again. That is its mystery and its magic.

Twelfth Fail is one such good book. The preface will let you know that this is the story of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma. There’s no suspense as to whether the young teen who failed his twelfth because he couldn’t cheat, would ever make it big. There are no thrills or cliffhangers; you always know exactly what the end result will be but does that make the book any less interesting? No, not at all. 

The author Anurag Pathak has done his duty as a biographer well. He does not extol the virtues of his protagonist nor does he emphasize his faults. He leaves those decisions in the hands of the reader. He just paints as realistic a picture as possible. It would have been easy to gloss over the failures and document just the successes but like a good biographer, Pathak avoids this pitfall. While there are times you do wish to know more about the stories of some of the side characters but that is a testament to the skill of the author to be able to arouse that curiosity.
12th fail is not just a book for those interested in UPSC. It is a book that everyone needs to read. It contains stories of triumphs, of failures, of human emotions and of love. It has been published by Neolit Publication. 

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Twelfth Fail: A Biography on IPS Officer Manoj Sharma by Anurag Pathak Launched


Twelfth Fail, a biography on the inspirational life of twelfth fail IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, written by Anurag Pathak was successfully launched on 13th September, 2019. This book was launched under the Neolit Publication and the guest list had some big names including Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis. The launch was also attended by the inspiration behind the book, IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and his dearest friend, the author of Twelfth Fail, Anurag Pathak.

In his second foray into writing, Anurag Pathak has beautifully documented the struggles and success of Manoj Sharma’s life. Using a poetic approach to prose, Pathak writes an empowering tale that urges its readers to stand strong in the face of failure and to live a life of passion, discipline and dedication.

Born in a small village named Bilagaon in the Joura tehsil of Morena district, Manoj Sharma was not the most academically driven student. He never cared much about his marks, rank or percentage in class. He barely passed his 10th board, getting third division and failed twelfth class. He is the living proof that school marks is not a parameter for success in life.

He is currently the additional commissioner of Police, Mumbai. His story is one that the world needs to hear. Anurag Pathak, one of Manoj Sharma’s dearest friends, documented the life story of Sharma is his beautifully written book, Twelfth Fail.
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Twelfth Fail: A Biography Of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma


The world of books is a wonderful one. It is said that everyone has a story to tell. All we need is a good storyteller. Anarag Pathak is that storyteller who, in his book Twelfth Fail, tells us the story of a truly inspirational figure, IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma. 

Born in a small village named Bilagaon in the Joura tehsil of Morena district, Manoj Sharma was not the most academically driven student. He never cared much about his marks, rank or percentage in class. He barely passed his 10th board, getting third division and failed twelfth class. He is the living proof that school marks are not a parameter for success in life.

After failing twelfth class, he went through many struggles but he never gave up hope and decided to turn his life around. He decided that he would shut the mouths of all his critics and through his determination, passion and hard work went on to clear not only twelfth class but indeed one of the toughest exams in the country. 

He is currently the additional commissioner in Mumbai Police. His story is one that the world needs to hear. Anurag Pathak, one of Manoj Sharma’s dearest friends, documented the life story of Sharma is his beautifully written book, Twelfth Fail.
This is Anurag Pathak’s second venture in the field of writing and with the millions of UPSC aspirants flooding in each year, there is no other book as relevant as this one.
So, for every UPSC aspirant, for every “12th fail” and for every youth in India, this book is a must-read. This novel is the most inspiring and motivating book you will ever read. So, if you want to learn and understand the many mysteries of life that an Indian youth faces, then go ahead and pick up a copy of this book.

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