Nawazuddin 'overwhelmed' with 'Manjhi...' response

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who has been lauded for the response he has received for the film "Manjhi - The Mountain Man", says he is feeling "overwhelmed" by the acknowledgement he has got.

>>IANS/bdnews24.com
Published : 26 August 2015, 04:57 PM
Updated : 26 August 2015, 04:57 PM

"I am overwhelmed and this gives me confidence in doing good work going forward," Nawaz said in a statement.

The "Gangs of Wasseypur" actor was praised by Salman Khan on micro-blogging website Twitter earlier this week, where he mentioned that he hoped the movie becomes a "big hit".

The Nawazuddin-starrer is a biopic on Dashrath Manjhi, a resident of Gehlaur village in Gaya district.

The "Mountain Man" had single-handedly cut through a hill to make a road for his village. Manjhi died in 2007 in his early 80s.

Directed by Ketan Mehta, the biopic also stars Radhika Apte and hit the theatres on Friday.