Manjhi is a movie that keeps a special place in my heart: Ketan

Manjhi is a movie that keeps a special place in my heart, says Bollywood director Ketan Mehta.Notably, Ketan Mehta along with actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was here in Bhopal on Monday for the promotional activity of their upcoming Bollywood flick 'Manjhi: The Mountain Man'.During their visit to Bhopal, they talked about their movie in a candid talk with the media persons here on Monday. Notably, Manjhi: The Mountain Man is an upcoming Indian biopic based film on the life of Dashrath Manjhi, popularly known as the 'Mountain Man', who lived in Gehlaur village, near Gaya, in Bihar and carved a road through a mountain in 22 years.

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.While talking to the media persons, Ketan Mehta said, "Since 2007 I have been planning to make this film for which I had to do a lot of research work. After this much long period now I am able to make a movie and I of course expect a good response from my audience."

While throwing light on his role as the main protagonist of the film Manjhi, Nawaz says, "Even I had to prepare a lot for this role as I was given a role of a real man whom I have never met never seen. So it was a bit challenging. I had to watch his videos enormous times that prepared me to fulfill the requirement of this role."The film is schedule for release on August 21 in theaters.