12-B (2001): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2001, 12-B is a drama and romance film directed by Jeeva, running about 150 minutes.

What it’s about. Unemployed Shakthi Singh lives a poor lifestyle along with his widowed and ailing mother and a sister. His mother falls ill and gets admitted in hospital. While on his way to an interview with HSBC, Shakthi sees a beautiful girl, gets distracted and misses his bus - route No.12B. As a result he misses the interview, and ends up getting employed as a Garage Mechanic with Madan, his friend. He does meet with the same girl, gets to know her name is Jyotika, who lives a wealthy lifestyle with her mother, Sulo, while her dad is away on business. Both continue meeting not aware that her marriage has been arranged with Pratap. This story also depicts the possibility of Shakthi catching the 12B on time, attending the interview and getting hired, pursuing Jyotika in vain, and ending up in the arms of his co-worker, Priya. Both possibilities end up with Shakthi getting involved in a vehicle accident - and no guarantees that he will survive or wed Jyotika.

Who’s in it. 12-B stars Shaam as Shakthivel / Shakthi Singh, Jyothika as Jho jo, Simran as Priya and Suniel Shetty as Aravind, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, 12-B has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 12-B page.

If you liked it. Fans of 12-B tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.