Using only a hammer and a chisel, a man spends twenty-two years carving a road through a treacherous mountain.
Director: Ketan Mehta
Writers:Shahzad Ahmad (research and dialogue), Rajbali Anjum (script consultant), 5 more credits »
Stars:Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Ashutosh Acharya | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Dashrath Manjhi was a poor man from the lowest of the low castes, living
in a remote village cut off from the world by a rocky mountain range.
Life for him was a daily struggle for survival. He loved his wife,
Phaguniya, beyond belief. One day, while climbing the mountain to bring
him food, his wife slipped, fell and died. Overwhelmed by grief,
Dashrath decided to carve out a path through the mountain, so that no
one else would suffer his fate. For 22 years, all by himself, with just a
hammer and a chisel, he hammered away at the rocks, till the path was
carved out from the mountain. Written by
Ketan Mehta
As Manjhi breaks the mass without anyone's help same as Nawa zuddin carries the whole film on his shoulder with his sheer dazzling drama. Manjhi is the sum up of all his previous work. His acting is the only thing which kept me captivated till the climax. He just not only played Manjhi but he also lived the character. Radhika Apte in a small but a powerful role left an strong impact on the audiences. She played the role of Phaguniya wonderfully. It was delighted to watch her on display.
The first half of the movie was brilliant but the climax was stretched unnecessarily. Background score and other technical aspect was good especially the screenplay of the film. The director's work is magnificent in the film but Don't get any high expectation from the movie just go for Nawazuddin and to watch his one of the best performances till date.
User Reviews
Manjhi : The mountain man carried only by Nawazuddin. The
films deals with a guy who breaks the mountain to take payback for his wife's
death. This film has lack of emotions and the intensity which it needed the
most for this kind of script. Manjhi doesn't hit at the right stain of the audience.
As Manjhi breaks the mass without anyone's help same as Nawa zuddin carries the whole film on his shoulder with his sheer dazzling drama. Manjhi is the sum up of all his previous work. His acting is the only thing which kept me captivated till the climax. He just not only played Manjhi but he also lived the character. Radhika Apte in a small but a powerful role left an strong impact on the audiences. She played the role of Phaguniya wonderfully. It was delighted to watch her on display.
The first half of the movie was brilliant but the climax was stretched unnecessarily. Background score and other technical aspect was good especially the screenplay of the film. The director's work is magnificent in the film but Don't get any high expectation from the movie just go for Nawazuddin and to watch his one of the best performances till date.
