Manto (2018)

  • NR
  • 05/13/2018 (FR)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 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.

Nandita Das

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's headshot

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Saadat Hasan Manto
Rasika Dugal's headshot

Rasika Dugal

Safia
Tahir Raj Bhasin's headshot

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Sunder Shyam
Feryna Wazheir's headshot

Feryna Wazheir

Nargis
Javed Akhtar's headshot

Javed Akhtar

Abid Ali Abid
Chandan Roy Sanyal's headshot

Chandan Roy Sanyal

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
Rishi Kapoor's headshot

Rishi Kapoor

Film Producer
Inaamulhaq's headshot

Inaamulhaq

Hamid

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