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In July 2010, director [[Manish Jha]] announced a film, ''Manjhi'', based on the life of Dashrath Manjhi. The film is produced by Sanjay Singh, who previously produced ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]'' (2010) and [[Manoj Bajpai]] is slated to play the lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/One-film-at-a-time-Sanjay-Singh/articleshow/6183507.cms|title=One film at a time: Sanjay Singh|date=Jul 19, 2010|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Dashrath Manjhi's inspirational story was shown on Aamir Khan's show ''[[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/satyamev-jayate-aamir-khan-salutes-the-unsung-heroes-of-india_116210.htm |title=Satyamev Jayate: When Aamir Khan met the unsung heroes of India |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=July 30, 2012 |accessdate=2012-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3700230.ece |title=Opinion / Op-Ed : The power of one can move a mountain, literally |first=Aamir |last=Khan|publisher=The Hindu |date=July 30, 2012 |accessdate=2012-09-22}}</ref> |
In July 2010, director [[Manish Jha]] announced a film, ''Manjhi'', based on the life of Dashrath Manjhi. The film is produced by Sanjay Singh, who previously produced ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]'' (2010) and [[Manoj Bajpai]] is slated to play the lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/One-film-at-a-time-Sanjay-Singh/articleshow/6183507.cms|title=One film at a time: Sanjay Singh|date=Jul 19, 2010|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Dashrath Manjhi's inspirational story was shown on Aamir Khan's show ''[[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/satyamev-jayate-aamir-khan-salutes-the-unsung-heroes-of-india_116210.htm |title=Satyamev Jayate: When Aamir Khan met the unsung heroes of India |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=July 30, 2012 |accessdate=2012-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article3700230.ece |title=Opinion / Op-Ed : The power of one can move a mountain, literally |first=Aamir |last=Khan|publisher=The Hindu |date=July 30, 2012 |accessdate=2012-09-22}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:20, 26 September 2012
Dashrath Manjhi (1934[1] - August 17, 2007[2]) was born into a poor labourer family in Gahlour village near Gaya in Bihar, India.[1] He is also known as Mountain Man.[3][4] Dashrath Majhi's wife, Falguni Devi, died due to lack of medical treatment because the nearest town with a doctor was 70 km away from their village in Bihar, India.
Dashrath did not want anyone else to suffer the same fate as his wife, so he single-handedly carved a 360-foot-long (110 m), 25-foot-high (7.6 m) and 30-foot-wide (9.1 m) road[5] by cutting through a mountain in the Gehlour hills, working day and night for 22 years from 1960 to 1982. His feat reduced the distance between the Atri and Wazirganj blocks of the Gaya district from 75 km to 8 km, bringing him international acclaim.[2][6]
He died on August 17, 2007.[7] He was given a state funeral by the Government of Bihar.[7][8]
In popular culture
In July 2010, director Manish Jha announced a film, Manjhi, based on the life of Dashrath Manjhi. The film is produced by Sanjay Singh, who previously produced Udaan (2010) and Manoj Bajpai is slated to play the lead.[9] Dashrath Manjhi's inspirational story was shown on Aamir Khan's show Satyamev Jayate.[10][11] Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been roped in to play the lead role in the film Mountain Man,which is based on life of Dashrath Manjhi.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Love's labour brings down hill". Expressindia.com. May 24, 1997. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ a b "Mountain man Dashrath Manjhi dies in Delhi". Hindustan Times. August 17, 2007. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Society (September 28, 2007). "The Mountain Man". The Viewspaper. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "The man who made way for progress". Indian Express. July 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Location of cut-trough: 24°52′38″N 85°14′35″E / 24.877093°N 85.242956°E
- ^ "CM visits ailing Dashrath Manjhi". The Times Of India. July 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Mountain man dies with unfulfilled dreams". DNA India. August 18, 2007.
- ^ "Dashrath Manjhi, the Man who Moved a Mountain". Success Stories. July 31st, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "One film at a time: Sanjay Singh". The Times of India. Jul 19, 2010.
- ^ "Satyamev Jayate: When Aamir Khan met the unsung heroes of India". Zeenews.india.com. July 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Khan, Aamir (July 30, 2012). "Opinion / Op-Ed : The power of one can move a mountain, literally". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1552409/Nawazuddin-to-play-lead-in-Ketan-Mehtas-Mountain-Man