Manjhi: The Mountain Man

So... You think you are too big?

...Too proud?

Very powerful?

It's an illusion...

Now Watch!

L-low I break your arrogance!

You ruined my whole life...

I will slice you through!

Now watch the show!

Your game is over...

Now watch the show!

Hey Dashrath!

...Have you lost your mind?

Why have you started this fire?

You will die in this fire.

Even your body won't be found.

...Have you lost your mind?

Now watch the show!

Now watch the show!

Dashrath...

You sold off the last goat to buy a hammer and chisel?!

I'm asking you...

Son of a pig... I'm your father!

Where are you going?

Shuklaji,

This is the most backward

Nothing has changed here for centuries.

It's 13 years since independence but not a whiff of it here.

No school, no hospital, no road either here.

Do you see this mountain?

It has enslaved Gehlore village.

Nearest town Wazirgunj, is just 4 miles across the mountain.

But one has to go 4O miles around the mountain to reach there...

So many have died... trying to cross this mountain.

What is this?

So you want to wear shoes & feel like a lord?

I made a mistake, Sir It won't happen again.

L-low can we believe you'?

I swear on my mother.

Make him wear such shoes that he doesn't need them ever again.

Forgive me Sir.

Nail a horse shoe onto him.

Get lost.

Forgive me Sir.

L-low are you Mukhiyaji'?

We are honoured sir...

l-low are you'?

What is going on here?

Just some minor repairs.

Your first visit here ...since winning the election!

What do I say Ivlukhiyaji?

Politicsl... It just sucks you in.

You literally have to hold on to the damn chair.

But then you get to eat the cream too don't you?

Just win the election once...

Your house turns into the Taj Mahal!

Shukla ji... get a ticket for my son Ruab in the next election.

Yes... yes... oh meet him.

Who is he?

Alok - a very good journalist!

He's asking me to get a road made from Gehlore to Wazirgunj.

Now think.

If the project is so big, how "big" the planning will be!

You are having a lot of fun!

Take a picture...

Come son.

Name - Dashrath Ivlanjhi.

Village - Gehlore.

District - Gaya.

State - Bihar.

The first time I saw him...

I knew-he was crazy.

Hey Dashrath.

Lower your head ***!

Can't you see who is sitting here?

What are you doing Ruab?

Atleast don't hit him in my presence!

I am a Legislator and he is my vote

I was doing it out of respect for you.

Forget the respect.

You don't know the reality.

Yesterday that fool set the whole mountain on fire.

He's eaten so many rats that they've got into his brain.

We know how too handle these villains Leave them to us.

For your sake.

Dashrath, what are you doing?

Breaking the mountain.

What! You'll break the mountain?

Yes.

Alone?

Yes.

Have you gone mad?

Yes.

You will die...

The devil has got into him!

Dashrath was born in a very poor farm |abourer's house.

...The lowest of the low caste- 'Moosahar' - or 'The rat eaters'.

As per tradition, he was married off as a child

3O bottles of liquor & 5 pigs that was the deal.

Get up Dashrath. ..

Making a fool of me are you?

The name of his child bride was 'Phaguniya'

What happend?

Sir, you called me and I came running.

When will you repay the money you owe Ivlukhiya ji?

I don't have anything sir.

You can check. Not a single penny. See...

You have money to get drunk.

What are you saying sir?

If I don't drink, how do I live'?

& if I don't live, how will I repay you'?

Idiot, talking nonsense.

My lord the child will hurt his hands

I'll hit myself.

You wretched Ivlagru... you worm...

Son of a pig...

Take this!... and this.

Get kicked...

Get kicked and die.

Hey drama queen!

Are you going to pay up or you want to be shod?

I'll pay up... I'll pay up.

Stay away...

But how?

My life is already bonded to you.

Well then get your son's bonded now!

Take him... take him...

Now he will pay your debt.

Mother I won't go.

Ivlukhiya beats me.

Really?

Shut up you bum!

You have fun and I get kicked?

You are now bonded to the Ivlukhiya

I won't go.

Won't go?

And who will repay the debt? Your father?!

I won't go.

YQu Xtt

You won't go?

Come on...

Run Dashrath... run...

Catch that son of a Swine.

Going to break the mountain again?

Its been 2 years now- has anyone come to help you?

Don't you understand? Or has your brain turned to stone?

One day you'll die breaking those rocks.

Once there was a monkey king who lifted a mountain

and now we have Dashrath here who'll break one! Mad man! Mad man!

Here - I'm back.

ls everything fine?

Good.

You thought I won't return?

Wrong!

I will not rest till I break you.

We are in for a very long battle... You and I.

So are you ready?

He's ready!

Being smart with me?

I'll not leave you, I'll never forgive you.

See what you have turned me into.

I can't forget any thing...

That's the damn problem.

Like a film it's got into my head.

It starts playing from any point.

Backwards, forwards forwards, backwards...

Damn thing keeps dancing around in my head...

I remember everything...

...Everything...

As if it was yesterday...

...Yesterday. ..

Toys... magical toys to stop the kids crying.

Toys... soft toys to keep your wife smiling.

Toys... toys...

Elephants, horses, palquins... how great is my lord...

Toys... toys...

You blind scoundrel! Wait till I cool you down...

Great! Fantastic! Alive!

First wash your face.

Hello brothers!

"The back of untouchability is broken."

"All are Equal... Equal... Equal..."

What are they celebrating?

End of untouchability!

The Government has passed a law.

All are equal.

What? We can touch anybody?

See! It's printed in the news paper.

‘END OF UNTOUCHABILITY‘

Oh my god.

We can touch anybody!

"All are Equal... Equal... Equal..."

"Untouchability is Gone with the wind!"

"All are Equal... Equal... Equal..."

Dreaming of entering the temples...

The *** won't pipe down until 1O -20 of them are hacked.

"All are Equal... Equal... Equal..."

"All are Equal... Equal... Equal..."

"All are Equal... Equal... Equal..."

Want to come up?