One of the most awaited movies of Nawazuddin Siddique ‘Manjhi: The Mountain Man’ hit the theatre screens here on Friday. The adherent lovers of Nawaz were eagerly waiting for the movie release and all the city theatres were jam-packed by Nawaz’s fans.
Any movie that features Nawaz is worth watching but Manjhi won the hearts even of anti Nawaz audience.
The film directed Ketan Mehta and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Maya Movies Pvt ltd and NFDC. The film features star cast Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte in the lead roles.
It is a biopic movie based on the story of Dashrath Manjhi. Dashrath Manjhi was India's mountain man who single-handedly made a road through the mountains of Gehlaur. What gave him the strength to take on this onerous task is his deep love for his wife who meets with an accident here.
The story starts in Wazir Ganj in the 50s, where a young Dashrath is married to a child-bride Phagunia. Born in abject poverty, Dashrath's family eats dead rats to survive. The village Zamindar (Tigmanshu Dhulia) commits atrocities of the kind that makes the stomach churn of audience.
Before he is a made a slave to this demon landlord, Dashrath escapes. He returns seven years later, only to fall deeply in love with his child-bride Phagunia (Radhika Apte) who has grown into a sensuous woman. They marry and despite challenges they make time for love and babies.
However an accident alters Dashrath's life forever. like a demented man, he picks up hammer and chisel and starts his journey as India's mountain man. This is a faith-inspiring story of resolve and resilience.
The character portrayed by Nawaz is undoubtedly one of the best kinds he has done so far on screen. His passion as Dashrath Manjhi was clearly seen in the movie, he actually made people imagine him as real Dashrath Manjhi.