Milind Chitnis

Watched the movie "12th Fail" yesterday and enjoyed it thoroughly. Luckily could get this book in Hindi on Amazon- Kindle version. Had not read a book in Hindi since 1976! Loved the poetic language in which the book is written- he paints a colorful picture with his delicate words and takes you through ebbs of Manoj's life- full of difficulties and challenges. Always short of money but never short of courage, hard work, optimism, and mainly honesty and integrity. He repeatedly says "Any work done with honesty and integrity is equally valuable". Like Manoj, you often doubt his ability. But, he rises after every failure and "restarts"! The wrong emphasis on fluency in English is also well highlighted. I liked the last reply he gave which mentioned Hon Atal Bihari Vajpeyiji. It is nice that the current governments are bringing back the use of Hindi and regional languages in State affairs. This is a must-read for anyone who is going through difficulties. Thank you for bringing this inspirational story to us in Hindi. Jai Hind!

I must declare in the beginning that I am a proud Marathi-speaking Maharashtrian. This is one of the best movies I have seen, if not the best. It is so good that you feel like a part of the story and don't want it to end. You laugh and cry with Shaheer Sabale and his family. All the difficulties in his life are so well depicted that your respect for him is multiplied. It is an honest movie about a very proud artist who was a revolutionary and was ahead of his time. The music by Ajay-Atul is mellifluous and inspirational. Acting is excellent- looks and feels like they are "real people" and not actors. I had tears in my eyes- sad to see his and his family's difficulties, happy to see them come through as a family, and due to immense pride listening to his songs once all over again. Even for non-Marathi speaking people- do watch. You will surely enjoy it. Incidentally, Kedar Shinde is his grandson and the film also stars his great-granddaughter, Sana Kedar Shinde, in the role of Bhanumati Sable. Thank you Sabale family and Kedar Shinde for sharing the story of your grandfather with us and enlightening us. Jai Maharashtra!!