Ketan Mehta at an event in Mumbai.
Mumbai:
Director Ketan Mehta has said that that he is overwhelmed with the response to the trailer of his upcoming film Manjhi - The Mountain Man and plans to donate a share of the film's profits to Dashrath Manjhi's village in Bihar.
"Definitely a percentage of the profits will go to the village (Gehlaur)," he told media persons at a special screening of Drishyam.
The trailer went viral as soon as it was launched on social media and Nawazuddin Siddiqui's dedication and purpose in the film were widely discussed. Both the intense and light-hearted scenes have found favour with the viewers.
"The response has been overwhelming. Nawaz is being liked immensely. The surprise with Manjhi film though has been that the youth have suddenly and surprisingly connected with the film. People have gone and watched the promo on YouTube and the response has been encouraging and enthusiastic," said Mr Mehta.
Along with Nawazuddin, the film also stars Radhika Apte and is scheduled to release on August 21.
"Definitely a percentage of the profits will go to the village (Gehlaur)," he told media persons at a special screening of Drishyam.
The trailer went viral as soon as it was launched on social media and Nawazuddin Siddiqui's dedication and purpose in the film were widely discussed. Both the intense and light-hearted scenes have found favour with the viewers.
"The response has been overwhelming. Nawaz is being liked immensely. The surprise with Manjhi film though has been that the youth have suddenly and surprisingly connected with the film. People have gone and watched the promo on YouTube and the response has been encouraging and enthusiastic," said Mr Mehta.
Along with Nawazuddin, the film also stars Radhika Apte and is scheduled to release on August 21.
