Nawazuddin Siddiqui in a still from Manjhi - The Mountain Man.
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha said that Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the "the discovery of the century" and that his film
Manjhi - The Mountain Man is a "dynamic, realistic and timely film of Bihari pride".
Directed by Ketan Mehta, the film is a biopic on the life of Dashrath Manjhi, a resident of Gehlaur village in Gaya district. Popularly known as the 'Mountain Man', Manjhi single-handedly cut through a mountain to make a road for his village. He died in 2007 while he was in his early 80s. (Also Read:
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In a series of tweets, Mr Sinha expressed his feelings about the film. This is what he wrote:
Manjhi - The Mountain Man, which released on August 21, also features Radhika Apte as Phaguniya - wife of Dashrath Manjhi.