Viacom 18 To Acquire Mountain Man’s Rights

Ketan Mehta has a reason to rejoice. His film Manjhi-Mountain Man, has been acquired by Viacom 18 who will be releasing the movie worldwide. The film starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a true story of an impoverished man from the Gaya district of Bihar who cut a road through the mountain in his unreachable village, with his hands.

Siddiqui says that shooting for Mountain Man was indeed a task, as he injured his leg on the sets. He had to push himself physically and emotionally in order to get in the skin of the character. He would have been disappointed had the film released on a small scale.

Also starring in the film are Radhika Apte and film-maker Tigmanshu Dhulia, who will essay a negative character.