Manjhi - The Mountain Man
Why did I like “Manjhi - The Mountain Man”
“SPEED DOEN’T MATTERS, BUT DIRECTION DOES."
A film by Ketan Mehta and after long time NFDC
produces a film after Quissa or Thaher desh. Movie introducing Nawazuddin
Siddiqui as dashrath, Radhika Apte as fagunia, Tigmanshu Dhulia as mukhiya of
Gehlore village of Bihar. Radhika Apte was also lead part of short film “the
day after everyday ”by anurag kashyap. There she is doing an ordinary house
wife roll. Tigmanshu Dhulia is mukhiya of village and a high class man who
against the law of equality. NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI introducing as dashrath manjhi
– the mountain man in movie. Whole movie is around the mountain man’s love, aim
and unbelievable dedication.
The starting of movie is make little bit unconscious about Why, How, What ? but
after some flash back/forward we get the little idea about the movie.
Dashrath
comes from Dhanbadh to his village with wearing yellow color shirt and red
pent, which shows the aim he achieved by wearing a yellow color and how power
full he was feeling when coming back to home from job/work and law of equality
also there so Yellow|Red color used was good idea.
Then movie shows the real problems and relations of people after Independence
and how people used to live in ‘60s. The lower class people are untouchable and
they used to work at lower grade, do not allow to use public sources. One of
Dashrath’s friend burned into brick stone manufacturing place, after that
Dashrath and his friend doing philosophy about the death and powerless lives.
This particular scene was shot after astronomical twilight. Where whole sky is
blue (Blue color is use for hope & powerless).
Movie is based on love story, but romance in this movie is very unusual. They
fight for his love but movie is not based on that. Movie is based on if you
loved someone what you can do for her/him. Dashrath want to break mountain but
he was facing many external and internal problem, but there is a will there is
a way. A movie shows how hard he worked and face, so many problems. Acting of
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is as usual real like character have to be. Radhika Apte
also doing a great work in acting. Tigmanshu Dhulia is a master of doing high
class bihari role as in GOW. Other actors also done his/her part very good.
Direction of movie is wonderful with good cinematography.
After seeing this movie I can deduce that for the success either you need AIM
or LOVE. Bill Gates, Steave Jobs, Ratan Tata might be have AIM in their life
and that’s why they succeed, and people like Dashrath Manhji, Chrish Gardner
(real life story same as this movie “the pursuits of happyness (2007) ” have LOVE
with someone.
All Over NFDC done a great job again and this time with Ketan Mehta “Manjhi –
The Mountain Man ” India’s Real story based movie.
Reference: If It’s Purple, Someone’s Gonna Die by
“Patti Bellantoni”
