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Feature film — 2018

Manto (2018)

7.41h 52mDrama — History

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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A high-signal pick with 54 votes.

Viacom18 Studios / HP Studios / Nandita Das Initiatives / Filmstoc (IN) / Magic If Films / Reverie Entertainment / En Compagnie des Lamas / Radiant Films International / CNC

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Director: Nandita Das

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Cast & crew

Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Saadat Hasan Manto

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Saadat Hasan Manto

Rasika Dugal as Safia

Rasika Dugal

Safia

Tahir Raj Bhasin as Sunder Shyam

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Sunder Shyam

Feryna Wazheir as Nargis

Feryna Wazheir

Nargis

Javed Akhtar as Abid Ali Abid

Javed Akhtar

Abid Ali Abid

Chandan Roy Sanyal as Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Chandan Roy Sanyal

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Rishi Kapoor as Film Producer

Rishi Kapoor

Film Producer

Inaamulhaq as Hamid

Inaamulhaq

Hamid

Ranvir Shorey as Ishar Singh

Ranvir Shorey

Ishar Singh

Rajshri Deshpande as Ismat Chugtai

Rajshri Deshpande

Ismat Chugtai

Ila Arun as Jaddanbai

Ila Arun

Jaddanbai

Divya Dutta as Kulwant Kaur

Divya Dutta

Kulwant Kaur

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