"Manjhi: The Mountain Man" is a 2015 Indian biographical drama film directed by Ketan Mehta. It tells the real-life story of Dashrath Manjhi (also spelled Dashrath Manjhi or Manjhi), a laborer from Gehlaur village in Bihar who single-handedly carved a path through a rocky ridge over 22 years to shorten the distance between his village and nearby towns after his wife’s death. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role and Radhika Apte as his wife, Phalguni Devi. It dramatizes Manjhi’s extraordinary perseverance and social circumstances that motivated his monumental effort.
"Manjhi: The Mountain Man" is a 2015 Indian biographical drama film directed by Ketan Mehta. It tells the real-life story of Dashrath Manjhi (also spelled Dashrath Manjhi or Manjhi), a laborer from Gehlaur village in Bihar who single-handedly carved a path through a rocky ridge over 22 years to shorten the distance between his village and nearby towns after his wife’s death. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead role and Radhika Apte as his wife, Phalguni Devi. It dramatizes Manjhi’s extraordinary perseverance and social circumstances that motivated his monumental effort.