A still from Manjhi - The Mountain Man.
Filmmaker Ketan Mehta's
Manjhi - The Mountain Man, featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte, releases today.
Manjhi - The Mountain Man is a biopic based on the life of Dashrath Manjhi, popularly known as the 'Mountain Man', who lived in Gehlaur village, near Gaya, in Bihar. He carved a road through a mountain in 22 years.
Nawazuddin plays the titular role of Manjhi in this film. Mr Mehta recently said that nobody could have played the role of Manjhi other than Nawazuddin.
"Nawazuddin is the best actor of his generation. Secondly, his physical type also perfectly matches with Dashrath Manjhi, who was a short man with a lean physique. The intensity in him was amazing, especially in his eyes and that same intensity can be seen in Nawazuddin's eyes," Mr Mehta said.
All Is Well, which features Abhishek Bachchan and Asin, also releases today. Directed by Umesh Shukla who made
OMG - Oh My God!, the plot revolves around a dysfunctional family whose members don't quite get along with one another. They embark on a road trip where the characters try to resolve the differences between them.
All Is Well also features Rishi Kapoor and Supriya Pathak in significant roles.
Meanwhile, Hollywood has the superhero film
Fantastic Four on offer. Directed by Josh Trank,
Fantastic Four is a reboot of the original franchise and stars Miles Teller as Mr Fantastic, Kate Mara as The Invisible Woman, Michael B Jordan as The Human Torch and Jamie Bell as The Thing.