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Manto

Manto

20187.41h 52m

Overview

In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.

Directed by Nandita Das
Written by Nandita Das
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Top Cast

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Saadat Hasan Manto

Rasika Dugal

Rasika Dugal

Safia

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Sunder Shyam

Feryna Wazheir

Feryna Wazheir

Nargis

Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar

Abid Ali Abid

Chandan Roy Sanyal

Chandan Roy Sanyal

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor

Film Producer

Inaamulhaq

Inaamulhaq

Hamid

Ranvir Shorey

Ranvir Shorey

Ishar Singh

Rajshri Deshpande

Rajshri Deshpande

Ismat Chugtai

Themes & Keywords

biography

About Manto

Manto is a drama, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of biography. Directed by Nandita Das, it stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin. In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.

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