Manto

7.4
20181h 52m

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: MANTO trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2018

MANTO trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2018

Thumbnail for video: Manto - Official Trailer | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Nandita Das | In Cinemas 21st September 2018

Manto - Official Trailer | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Nandita Das | In Cinemas 21st September 2018

Cast

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Saadat Hasan Manto

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Tahir Raj Bhasin

Sunder Shyam

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Javed Akhtar

Abid Ali Abid

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Chandan Roy Sanyal

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

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Rishi Kapoor

Film Producer

Photo of Ranvir Shorey

Ranvir Shorey

Ishar Singh

Photo of Rajshri Deshpande

Rajshri Deshpande

Ismat Chugtai

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Ila Arun

Jaddanbai

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Divya Dutta

Kulwant Kaur

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Tillotama Shome

Prostitute

Photo of Shashank Arora

Shashank Arora

Shaad Amritsari

Photo of Sadat Pervez

Sadat Pervez

Krishan Chandar

Photo of Ashwini Giri

Ashwini Giri

Sarita's mother

Photo of Purab Kohli

Purab Kohli

Kifaayat

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Reviews

B

badelf

8/10

An amazing piece of cinema that describes the life of a prominent Urdhu writer, but has the distinct undercurrent of the folly of nationalism and race.

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