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Manto

Film

Manto

7.4

1h 52m

2018

Synopsis

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.

Director

Nandita Das

Trailer

DramaHistory

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Cast & Crew

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

as Saadat Hasan Manto

Rasika Dugal

Rasika Dugal

as Safia

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Tahir Raj Bhasin

as Sunder Shyam

Feryna Wazheir

Feryna Wazheir

as Nargis

Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar

as Abid Ali Abid

Chandan Roy Sanyal

Chandan Roy Sanyal

as Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor

as Film Producer

Inaamulhaq

Inaamulhaq

as Hamid

Ranvir Shorey

Ranvir Shorey

as Ishar Singh

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