The trailer of 'Manjhi-The Mountain Man' starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte is out. The film is directed by 'Rang Rasiya' fame director Ketan Mehta.
The movie is based on the life of an extraordinary man from Bihar, Dashrath Manjhi, who carved a path through a mountain using only a hammer and chisel so that people in his village can have easy access to nearest hospital. Manjhi, a labourer living in Gehlaur village of Bihar, single-handedly built a road through a hill so that the locals could have faster access to nearby hospital. His wife had died because of lack of timely medical help.
At the trailer launch of the film on Monday, Mehta said he conceived the film seven years ago when he came across an article on Manjhi.
"There was this poor man in Bihar who made something very impossible possible for love. I went to that place and when I saw the mountain I was thrilled to see that someone would have made a road out of it. It was an inspirational story," he said.
Nawazuddin revealed he injured himself several times during the shooting of the film. He said it took one-and-a-half month for him to come out of the role of his character (Manjhi). "I went out alone to several places... this is the impact this character has had on me."
"It is very difficult for an ordinary man to dig mountain for 22 years just for the love of his wife (who died due to lack of medical facility in village). It is the story of dedication. On sets it was physically and mentally tough to get into the mindset of someone who did something impossible," he added.
Actress Radhika Apte said she was drawn to the upcoming film "Manjhi - The Mountain Man" as she found its story incredible.
"It's an inspiring story and I wanted to be part of it. I was like 'I had to get this part'," Radhika said at the trailer launch of the film.
The film is slated to release on August 21st, 2015.
Watch the trailer here:
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(With agency inputs)
