The film is based on the life of Dashrath Manjhi, a poor laborer from the village of Gehlaur in Bihar. In 1959, Manjhi’s wife, Falguni Devi, died after slipping and falling from the treacherous mountain path that separated their village from the nearest town. Due to the lack of easy access to medical care, a trip that should have taken minutes took hours, costing her life.
: He eventually carved a path 360 feet long , 30 feet wide, and 25 feet deep, reducing the distance to medical care from 70km to just 1km. Cast and Production manjhi the mountain man afilmywap