Manto
2018, Film, 112 min, Biography, Drama, Hindi, India, MoviePedia score 70
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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Directed by Nandita Das
Cast
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Saadat Hasan Manto
- Rasika Dugal as Safia
- Tahir Raj Bhasin as Shyam
- Nazma Ali Shaikh as Sarita
- Ashwini Giri as Sarita's mother
- Neeraj Sood as Kishori
- Purab Kohli as Kifaayat
- Swanand Kirkire as Shahab
- Chittaranjan Tripathy as Anwar
- Vihaan Das Maskara as Boy on the bar
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