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24/05/2018 Drama, History 1h 52m
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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.

  1. Nandita Das

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Nawazuddin Siddiqui

    Saadat Hasan Manto

  2. Rasika Dugal

    Safia

  3. Tahir Raj Bhasin

    Sunder Shyam

  4. Feryna Wazheir

    Nargis

  5. Javed Akhtar

    Abid Ali Abid

  6. Chandan Roy Sanyal

    Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

  7. Rishi Kapoor

    Film Producer

  8. Inaamulhaq

    Hamid

  9. Ranvir Shorey

    Ishar Singh

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2022-02-18
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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Status
Released

Original Language
Hindi

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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