Aadujeevitham: Real-Life Najeeb Whose True Story Inspired Prithviraj's Film Tears Up After Watching It

Aadujeevitham (The Goat Days) has been released today. The Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer film is based on the true story of Najeeb Muhammad, a young man from Kerala who migrated to the Middle East in search of work and a better life but ended up being stranded in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and being forced into slavery.

Real-life Najeeb whose story inspired Aadujeevitham gets emotional after watching Prithviraj's film

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After watching the film Najeeb Muhammad got emotional seeing his story on the big screen. Najeeb who watched the first show of the film in Kochi revealed about the scenes that made him break down.

"Prithviraj sir has acted in this film in the same way that I have experienced it. I am very happy that my life story is coming to the big screen. The entire world will know my story. The world will see the miseries I experienced via Prithviraj's performance in the movie. The kind of torture I faced in real life is exactly how it is shown in Aadujeevitham. He has acted very well. I want to meet and tell him that I am so happy after watching the film."

The scenes in Aadujeevitham that made Najeeb emotional

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Najeeb said that he cried in his sleep for his wife. As he watched Prithviraj bring his real-life story to life, particularly, this scene, he couldn't hold back his tears. He got emotional watching this particular scene. Another scene in which Prithviraj gazes into the screen made him cry again.

"I used to be a causal labourer, and after marriage, I realised that we probably couldn't manage that income," he said adding that the financial strain led him and many others to look for opportunities in the Gulf.

Aadujeevitham true story

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Based on the namesake novel by Malayalam writer Benyamin, Aadujeevitham is the story of a migrant worker who sold a piece of land in Kerala to move to the Middle East in search of better work opportunities. He was told he was getting a job as a salesman at a supermarket. However, he ended up getting stuck in a desert for two years without any human contact other than his brutal employer who forced him into slavery. He took care of 700 goats by himself. He is tortured so much that at one point in time, he even forgot he was a human. He thought of himself as a goat.

Besides Prithviraj, the movie also stars Amala Paul, Jimmy Jean Louis, and Rik Aby in pivotal roles.

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