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Vikrant Massey Is All Set To Portray Ruskin Bond In Niranjan Iyengar’s Debut Directional Film! (Details Inside)

Vikrant Massey Is All Set To Portray Ruskin Bond In Niranjan Iyengar’s Debut Directional Film! (Details Inside)

Vikrant Massey is ready to collaborate with Niranjan Iyengar after wrapping up 12th fail. Read on to know more…
By BollywoodMDB Team | Updated On: Aug 31, 2023 03:54 PM IST
Vikrant Massey Is All Set To Portray Ruskin Bond In Niranjan Iyengar’s Debut Directional Film! (Details Inside)
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The actor Vikrant Massey will work with upcoming director Niranjan Iyengar on a movie about the life of well-known author Ruskin Bond.

In addition to playing the lead in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's next film '12th Fail,' he will make be appearing in the directorial debut of Niranjan Iyengar in this intriguing tale of Ruskin Bond.

The 'Room on the Roof,' Ruskin Bond's debut book, was released in 1956 and was awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. More than 500 short stories, articles, and novels, including 69 for children, have been written by Bond.

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The Sahitya Akademi Award was given to him in 1992 for "Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra." In 1999 and 2014, he received the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, respectively. He resides in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, with his adopted family.

With his performance as Aamir Hassan in 'Dhoom Machaao Dhoom,' Vikrant made his acting debut. He went on to become well-known for his parts in 'Dharam Veer', 'Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo', and 'Qubool Hai.'

He made his Bollywood debut with 'Lootera'. He also had supporting roles in 'Dil Dhadakne Do', 'Half Girlfriend', 'A Death in the Gunj', and 'Chhapaak'. He also received a lot of praise for his leading roles in the hit web series 'Broken But Beautiful' and 'Mirzapur' during this time.

Vikrant Massey plays the lead in the upcoming movie '12th Fail,' in which the actor is seen giving his academic and professional lives a fresh start.

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The best-selling novel by Anurag Pathak about the extraordinary journey of IRS officer Shraddha Joshi and IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma is the basis for the movie '12th Fail.' Millions of actual accounts of students who attempted the Civil Services exam, the toughest competitive exam in the world, served as inspiration for the movie.

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