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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes74%
52 audience votes
Key crew
- Nandita DasDirector
- Sneha KhanwalkarOriginal Music Composer
- Nandita DasScreenplay
Cast
- Nawazuddin SiddiquiSaadat Hasan Manto
- Rasika DugalSafia
- Tahir Raj BhasinSunder Shyam
- Feryna WazheirNargis
- Javed AkhtarAbid Ali Abid
- Chandan Roy SanyalAhmed Nadeem Qasmi
- Rishi KapoorFilm Producer
- InaamulhaqHamid
- Ranvir ShoreyIshar Singh
- Rajshri DeshpandeIsmat Chugtai
- Ila ArunJaddanbai
- Divya DuttaKulwant Kaur