Manto (2018)
- Original title
- मंटो
- Directed by
- Nandita Das
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- UA
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 52 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This biographical film follows the life of Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto during the 1940s post-Independence era. It shows his struggles as a writer and his friendships with figures like Shyam Chadda.
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What happens
Manto is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life of the prominent Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto, written and directed by Nandita Das. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the title character of Indo-Pakistani, author and writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Tahir Raj Bhasin plays the 1940s Hindi film superstar Shyam Chadda. Shyam was Manto's friend, confidant, and inspiration for a number of stories. Rasika Dugal plays the role of Manto's wife, Safia. Manto is based on the 1940s post-Independence period of India. The film earned seven nominations at 64th Filmfare Awards including Best Film Critics, Best Actor Critics for Siddiqui. The poster of the film was unveiled at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Das made a short film titled In Defence of Freedom, also starring Nawazuddin in the main role, and was released on YouTube on 23 March 2017. The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and released in Indian theatres on 21 September 2018. It was made as a prelude to the feature film. The film has multiple producers such as HP Studios, Filmstoc, Nandita Das and Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Manto was the first film to be produced under Nandita Das Initiatives LLP, a film production company founded by Nandita Das in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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