Film review Manjhi the mountain man

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Film review Manjhi the mountain Man
By: Ibrahim Buriro


Sometimes we watch a movie and want that it’s not end quickly. Because it gives us inspiration, lesson, entertainment. Manjhi the mountain man is one of the film which has touch of love, inspiration, patience and hard work. Believing that impossible is not a big deal if you really want to do something. This film is consider a one if the best film of the year 2015.

This is a biographical film based on a man’s life who struggle not only for his love but also for the people of his village. Film protagonist Dashrath Manjhi who break the mountain with hammer. Fighting with nature, people thought he was somewhat crazy or lunatic, but he did not stop his work. In fact almost all of the great people who made history, took a task that seemed impossible at the start but history is witness that they have ended up in great result. But what made Dashrath Manjhi to fight nature was his wife’s unconditional love, whose death from that mountain leaved him collapsed. And lots of people died while crossing that mountain. He set out to carve the mountain to make the path easily connected to other area in minutes, which normally took hours to reach.

Manjhi lives in a small village of India. His community is marginalized because of lower caste and their people often work as bonded labour. In his village basic facilities like school, Roads, Hospitals are not available. The film not only shows the unbelievable struggle of a man’s task to break the mountain but also highlight the early condition of India.

This film based on hard work of Manjhi’s life that how he break the mountain without anyone help that’s why Ketan Mehta the director of this film give it a name “Manjhi The Mountain Man”

Actor Nawazuddin Siddique played the role of Manjhi and the actress Radhika Apte played roll of his wife, Faguniya. The story is not totally based on reality some parts of the movie are based on fiction for the attraction of the audience or to make the film more interesting. The main themes of the movie are love, passion and the strength of a Manjhi’s willpower. Dialogue of the film are also attractive and inspiring which make film more inspirational like ‘Jab tak torenge nahe tab tak chorenge nahe’.

 Audience who watch this film said that this film is really heart touching how Manjhi struggle and break the mountain without anymachinery and face the negative comments of the people but he never stop his work this film is an inspiration or lesson for those who have no faith on hard work.

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Film review

Manjhi the mountain man

 By Ibrahim Buriro

Sometimes we watch a movie and hope it not ends quickly. Because it gives us inspiration, we badly needed. Manjhi the mountain man,  which has touch of love, of inspiration, patience and hard work. Beliveing in impossible is not a big deal but doing it is. As expected the Manjhi man conquered the hearts film pundits  and audiences. After its release, it has earned the place among one of the best film directed in this year in Bollywood.

The film set in early 1950’s in India’s small village, films protagonist Dastarth Manjhi who set to break the mighty mountain all alone with just hammer and a chisel after labouring away for 22 years. There are rare movies like Manjhi the mountain man, a biopic on a person who do impossible. Fighting with nature, people thought he was somewhat crazy or lunatic, in fact almost all of the great people who made history, took a task that seemed impossible at the start but history is witness that they have ended up in great result.  But what made Das tarth Manjhi to fight nature was his wife’s unconditional love, whose death from that mountain leaved him collapsed. And lots of people died crossing that mountain. He set out to carve the mountain to make the path easily connected to other area in minutes, which normally took hours to reach.

 He lives in countryside a poverty stricken little village in Indian province Bihar. His community is marginalized because of lower caste and their people often work as bonded labour. At the age of five or so he escapes bonded labour at the hands of village Zamindar. People live in raw nature with no road, hospital or school what so ever, swept in poverty and untouchable cast condemn to live in inhuman condition. The film not only shows the unbelievable struggle of a man’s task to break the mountain but condition of India’s early days. Nawaz u din Siddiqui whose work has received critical acclaim for his acting in “Ganges of Wasypur’’ and recently blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijan. He has made place for himself among Bollywood’s one of the best actors, he is really a magician, he fits where his director’s wants him to be. Recently performance as Chand Nawab is not faded from hearts of those who watched Bajrangi Bhaijan blockbuster comes yet again with powerful performance. Radhika Apte a young talented actress plays the role of his wife, Faguniya.  Ketan Mehta generally is known for his work for art movies such as Mangal Pandey 2005, Mirch Masala 1987, and Sardaar 1993 etc. Depicting socio-economic conditions of the people and present in the cinematic art, he is perfect at that. 

Not the complete story based on reality, some part of the plot fictionalised to attract audiences, for example when he travels fifteen hundred miles to meet Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The main themes of the movie are love, passion and the strength of a Manjhi’s willpower.  It’s a life changing movie Dialogues such as "Bhagwan ke bharose mat baitho, ka pata u humre bharose baitha ho!"  Such dialogues make film more inspirational, if I chose to recommend film of the 2015. In the words of Dastarth Manjhi, it’s really a, Shaandar, Zabrdast, Zindabad movie, a must watch it contain lifelong lesson and inspiration.