Vikrant Massey starrer 12th Fail released in the month of October and has shown a commendable performance at the box office. Inspired by the journeys of millions aspirants who wish to clear UPSC exams, the film also carried a beautiful message of not letting the failure to affect one’s life promoting the acceptance of the situation and the need to ‘Restart’ if it requires.
 Now, the film has been accorded with  the prestigious tax-free status in Odisha. The Tweet has been posted from the official handle of Odisha's Film Development Corporation confirming the same. 
It captioned, “Government of #Odisha notifies reimbursement of SGST to the theatres / multiplexes of the State for screening of #Hindi movie #12thFail directed by 
@VVCFilms
. #Odishaleads #5t”
Along with the photo of an order. Have a look:

Government of #Odisha notifies reimbursement of SGST to the theatres / multiplexes of the State for screening of #Hindi movie #12thFail directed by @VVCFilms.#Odishaleads#5t pic.twitter.com/A48h09svT7

— Finance Department (@FdOdisha) December 22, 2023

This decision by the Odisha government to grant ‘12th Fail’ a tax-free status not only acknowledges the film's artistic merit but also encourages more such meaningful cinematic endeavors.

Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the film released on October 27 of this year.