Today is the death anniversary of Dashrath Manjhi, whose life inspired the film Manjhi: The Mountain Man. In his hometown Gehlaur today, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui (who plays the title role) opens up on the film. What drew you towards the film? The script and the fact that it's a true-life account of the late Dashrath Manjhi, an ordinary man from Gehlaur, Bihar, who spent 22 years of his life carving a path through a mountain, without any help. True life events are highly inspiring. Sadly,...
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